[Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation and coronary artery bypass without the use of extracorporeal circulation: case report].
A 71-year-old man presented stable angina due to severe coronariophaty and chronic atrial fibrillation. A radial approach for atrial fibrillation and three coronary artery bypass grafts were performed without cardiopulmonary bypass. The procedure for the arrhythmia ablation was done epicardially with a multipolar radiofrequency catheter. Intraoperatively, the patient regained normal sinus rhythm, with an uneventful postoperative course. Postoperative echocardiography demonstrated the presence of an atrial A wave.
Hornero Sos
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Servicio de Cirugía Cardíaca, Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Spain. fhornero@jazzfree.com
Canovas López
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Dalmau Sorli
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Albarova
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García Fuster
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Montero Argudo
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D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*