Surgical radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter: which operation should we choose?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Surgical radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter: which operation should we choose?

Published:2021-11-01 Issue:11 Volume:2021 Page:
ISSN:2042-8812
Container-title:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
language:en
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Author:

Chen Fengjie¹^ORCID,Gao Jin¹,Song Chen¹,Wang Zhiwei¹,Xiong Hui¹,Ding Ligang²,Gao Ge²,Fan Hongguang²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen, China

2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

Abstract

Abstract The treatment of atrial flutter (AFL) in patients without structural heart disease (SHD) by transcatheter radiofrequency ablation of the cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) and bilateral pulmonary veins has achieved good results. We report three cases of typical AFL treated by surgical radiofrequency ablation. One patient, without SHD, successfully underwent CTI ablation and cardioversion. The other two patients, with SHD, underwent CTI ablation, partial right atrial ablation and pulmonary vein isolation, but a normal sinus rhythm was not achieved. Therefore, standard maze IV surgery may be the best choice in patients with AFL and SHD.

Funder

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Modulation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Surgery

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jscr/article-pdf/2021/11/rjab503/41135246/rjab503.pdf

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