The aim of this study is to evaluate the applicability of a Brazilian score for predicting atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing heart valve surgery in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Pronto Socorro Cardiol贸gico de Pernambuco - PROCAPE (Recife, PE, Brazil). Retrospective study...
What is atrial fibrillation (A-fib)?A-fib is an irregular heartbeat that reduces your heart's ability to pump blood through your body. A-fib may come and go, or it may be a long-term condition. A-fib can cause life-threatening blood clots, stroke, or heart failure. It is important...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia after open heart surgery that can lead to early morbidity and mortality following operation. Mitral stenosis (MS) is a structural abnormality of the mitral valve apparatus that can be resulted from previous rheumatic fever or non-rheumatic fever...
Valvular atrial fibrillation This type affects people who have an artificial heart valve or valve disease such as valvular stenosis (when one of your heart valves stiffens) or regurgitation (when a valve isn’t closing properly, which lets some blood flow the wrong way). Your chance of getting...
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The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation 2009, Heart Rhythm Citation Excerpt : Moreover, in this surgical series, patients over the age of 60 and with hypertension were included as lone AF. This procedure, introduced by our group, uses bipolar RF ablation to replace most of the surgical ...
Atrial fibrillation, commonly known as A-fib, is a common type of heart arrhythmia heartbeat. Severity can vary greatly depending on the type and cause.
This review found that treatments for preventing atrial fibrillation after heart surgery were effective, but no single drug was shown to be consistently superior. The main recommendations were the use of beta-blockers, unless contraindicated, and the treatment of electrolyte deficiencies. Those at high...
Conclusion: The aim of restoring postoperative sinus rhythm after mitral valve repair should lead to surgery being conducted on patients who have sinus rhythm or recent-onset atrial fibrillation. Surgery for atrial fibrillation may be of value in patients with a long history of atrial fibrillation, ...
Radiofrequency ablation is most commonly used for atrial fibrillation ablation during mitral valve surgery.This prospective study evaluated the midterm outcomes of intraoperative radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation during mitral valve surgery.52 patients were eligible for the study. Fifteen (28.8%) ...