A left atrial ablation with bipolar irrigated radio-frequency for atrial fibrillation during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Marco Solinas; Stefano Bevilacqua; Jamshid H Karimov; Mattia Glauber

doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.10.019

A left atrial ablation with bipolar irrigated radio-frequency for atrial fibrillation during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Apr;37(4):965-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.10.019. Epub 2009 Nov 25.

Authors

Marco Solinas¹, Stefano Bevilacqua, Jamshid H Karimov, Mattia Glauber

Affiliation

¹ Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, "Monasterio Foundation", Heart Hospital, Via Aurelia Sud, 54100 Massa, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 19942447
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.10.019

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / complications
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Thoracotomy / methods