title: [Pulmonary vein isolation using cut and sew technique].
abstract: We reviewed our cut and sew pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) series for chronic or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Af). Intraoperative evaluation of sinus nodal function with electrical defibrillation and atrial pacing and the incision to mitral annulus adding to PVI were important factors to restore sinus rhythm. Ninety-two percent of the patients with the good sinus nodal function restored sinus rhythm. These findings will be useful information for surgical ablation of Af with or without new energy sources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kokura, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanyu
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomoto
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikuriya
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takimoto
authors.forename: Takeichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawatou
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nohno
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwauchi
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome