Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement combined with radiofrequency-modified maze procedure.
The treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation undergoing concomitant cardiac surgery is gaining greater acceptance. This is the first reported case of a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement combined with a radiofrequency-modified maze procedure.
Kolakowski
Stephen
S
Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Woo
Y Joseph
YJ
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*