Mitral valve surgery plus concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation is superior to mitral valve surgery alone with an intensive rhythm control strategy☆☆☆

Abstract

Radiofrequency Maze ablation additional to mitral valve surgery resulted in a higher SR conversion rate (75%), despite control group treatment with intensive rhythm control strategy having a higher SR conversion rate (39%) compared to literature (approximately 25%). Maze ablation resulted in normalisation of atrial function in 63% of patients converted to SR.