title: A left atrial ablation with bipolar irrigated radio-frequency for atrial fibrillation during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
abstract: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Mitral valve disease is often associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), also due to the ageing of the population. We present a technique to perform a left atrial ablation with bipolar irrigated radio-frequency (RF) through a single right thoracotomy. We have operated on eight patients: six female with a mean age 68+/-8 years. Six patients suffered from permanent AF and other two from paroxysmal AF.
authors: Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, "Monasterio Foundation", Heart Hospital, Via Aurelia Sud, 54100 Massa, Italy. solinas@ifc.cnr.it
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Solinas
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Bevilacqua
authors: Jamshid H
authors: JH
authors: Karimov
authors: Mattia
authors: M
authors: Glauber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods