[Surgical therapy of chronic atrial fibrillation with the "Cox/Maze-III-operation"].
We examined the results of simultaneous surgical treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation using a Cox/Maze III operation during mitral valve surgery (n = 12), atrial secundum defect closure (n = 1), combined operation (mitral valve and atrial secundum; n = 1) and thrombectomy from the left atrium (n = 1). Mean preoperative atrial fibrillation was 5.1 years (range 0.5-12 years). In the mean follow-up period of 13.1 months (1-24 months), 14 patients (93%) had sinus rhythm.


CONCLUSIONS
(1) The surgical treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation using a Cox/Maze III operation can be performed without increased perioperative or postoperative risks; (2) Cox/Maze III operation represents an effective surgical treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation.
Musci
M
M
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin.
Pasic
M
M
Siniawski
H
H
Edelmann
B
B
Lehmkuhl
H
H
Loebe
M
M
Weng
Y
Y
Hofmeister
J
J
Hetzer
R
R
D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D017131:Thrombectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Chirurgische Therapie des chronischen Vorhofflimmerns mittels "Cox/Maze-III-Operation".