Surgical Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation
Joint Authors
Holzhey, David Michael
Mohr, Friedrich-Wilhelm
Haensig, Martin
Garbade, Jens
Rastan, Ardawan Julian
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Atrial fibrillation (AF) can be found in an increasing number of cardiac surgical patients due to a higher patient's age and comorbidities.
Atrial fibrillation is known, however, to be a risk factor for a greater mortality, and one aim of intraoperative AF treatment is to approximate early and long-term survival of AF patients to survival of patients with preoperative sinus rhythm.
Today, surgeons are more and more able to perform less complex, that is, minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures.
The evolution of alternative ablation technologies using different energy sources has revolutionized the surgical therapy of atrial fibrillation and allows adding the ablation therapy without adding significant risk.
Thus, the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation in combination with the cardiac surgery procedure allows to improve the postoperative long-term survival and to reduce permanent anticoagulation in these patients.
This paper focuses on the variety of incisions, lesion sets, and surgical techniques, as well as energy modalities and results of AF ablation and also summarizes future trends and current devices in use.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haensig, Martin& Rastan, Ardawan Julian& Holzhey, David Michael& Mohr, Friedrich-Wilhelm& Garbade, Jens. 2012. Surgical Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haensig, Martin…[et al.]. Surgical Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Haensig, Martin& Rastan, Ardawan Julian& Holzhey, David Michael& Mohr, Friedrich-Wilhelm& Garbade, Jens. Surgical Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449707
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-449707