10.6084/m9.figshare.5670586.v1
Ernesto Koehler Chavez
Ernesto Koehler
Chavez
Alexandre Siciliano Colafranceschi
Alexandre Siciliano
Colafranceschi
Andrey José de Oliveira Monteiro
Andrey José de Oliveira
Monteiro
Leonardo Secchin Canale
Leonardo Secchin
Canale
Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
Evandro Tinoco
Mesquita
Clara Weksler
Clara
Weksler
Odilon Nogueira Barbosa
Odilon Nogueira
Barbosa
Anderson Oliveira
Anderson
Oliveira
Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Rheumatic Valve Disease
SciELO journals
2017
Atrial Fibrillation
Ablation
Catheter Ablation
Rheumatic Disease
2017-12-05 15:03:35
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Surgical_Treatment_of_Atrial_Fibrillation_in_Patients_with_Rheumatic_Valve_Disease/5670586
<div><p>Abstract Objective: To assess heart rhythm and predictive factors associated with sinus rhythm after one year in patients with rheumatic valve disease undergoing concomitant surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Operative mortality, survival and occurrence of stroke after one year were also evaluated. Methods: Retrospective longitudinal observational study of 103 patients undergoing rheumatic mitral valve surgery and ablation of atrial fibrillation using uni- or bipolar radiofrequency between January 2013 and December 2014. Age, gender, functional class (NYHA), type of atrial fibrillation, EuroSCORE, duration of atrial fibrillation, stroke, left atrial size, left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiopulmonary bypass time, myocardial ischemia time and type of radiofrequency were investigated. Results: After one year, 66.3% of patients were in sinus rhythm. Sinus rhythm at hospital discharge, lower left atrial size in the preoperative period and bipolar radiofrequency were associated with a greater chance of sinus rhythm after one year. Operative mortality was 7.7%. Survival rate after one year was 92.3% and occurrence of stroke was 1%. Conclusion: Atrial fibrillation ablation surgery with surgical approach of rheumatic mitral valve resulted in 63.1% patients in sinus rhythm after one year. Discharge from hospital in sinus rhythm was a predictor of maintenance of this rhythm. Increased left atrium and use of unipolar radiofrequency were associated with lower chance of sinus rhythm. Operative mortality rate of 7.7% and survival and stroke-free survival contribute to excellent care results for this approach.</p></div>