Cor Vasa 2007, 49(2):67-70
MAZE procedure: What is the reality of surgical management of atrial fibrillation in the Czech Republic?
- Kardiologické oddělení, Kardiochirurgické oddělení, Nemocnice Na Homolce, Kardiochirurgická klinika, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha, Kardiochirurgické oddělení, Nemocnice České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Oddělení kardiochirurgie, Nemocnice Podlesí a. s., Třinec, Kardiochirurgické centrum, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Ostrava, Oddělení srdeční chirurgie, Fakultní nemocnice Motol, Praha, Kardiochirurgické oddělení, Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň, Plzeň, Kardiochirurgická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno, Kardiochirurgické oddělení, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, Olomouc, Kardiochirurgická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, II. chirurgická klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie, Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha, Česká republika
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in the population, and its prevalence continues to rise. As pharmacological therapy of atrial fibrillation has proved to be fairly ineffective, the last decade has witnessed an explosion of non-pharmacological therapeutic options. These include, in particular, catheter ablation and cardiac surgical interventions considered to be the most effective procedures, especially when used to reverse chronic atrial fibrillation. A variety of surgical modifications have been developed over time allowing to retain the high efficacy of the procedure while reducing operative time and the risk.
The paper is the first summary of outcomes of surgical management of patients with atrial fibrillation as reported by cardiac surgical centers across the Czech Republic.
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; MAZE procedure; Non-pharmacological management of arrhythmias
Published: February 1, 2007 Show citation
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