Does the outcome improve after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery? A propensity-matched comparison

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 806-811

  Attaran, Saina ^a   Saleh, Hesham Z ^a   Shaw, Matthew ^a   Ward, Andrew ^a   Pullan, Mark ^a   Fabri, Brian M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862313125     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr107     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Savelieva I, Kakouros N, Kourliouros A, Camm AJ. Upstream therapies for management of atrial fibrillation: review of clinical evidence and implications for European Society of Cardiology guidelines. Part I: primary prevention. Europace 2011;13:308-28.
2. Gammie JS, Haddad M, Milford-Beland S, Welke KF, Ferguson TB Jr, O'Brien SM et al. Atrial fibrillation correction surgery: lessons from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database. Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:909-14.
3. Ad N, Barnett SD, Haan CK, O'Brien SM, Milford-Beland S, Speir AM. Does preoperative atrial fibrillation increase the risk for mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:901-6.
4. Brodell GK, Cosgrove D, Schiavone W. Cardiac rhythm and conduction disturbances in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery. Cleve Clin J Med 1991;58:397-9.
5. Sergeant P, Blackstone EH, Meyns B. Validation and interdependence with patient-variables of the influence of procedural variables on early and late survival after CABG.K.U Leuven Coronary Surgery program. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997;12:1-19.
6. Quader MA, McCarthy PM, Gillinov AM, Alster JM, Cosgrove DM III, Lytle BW et al. Does preoperative atrial fibrillation reduce survival after coronary artery bypass grafting? Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1514-24.
7. Benjamin EJ, Wolf PA, D'Agostino RB, Silbershatz H, Kannel WB, Levy D. Impact of atrial fibrillation on the risk of death: the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 1998;98:946-52
8. Izumoto H, Kawazoe K, Eishi K, Kamata J. Medium-term results after the modified Cox/Maze procedure combined with other cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;17:25-9.
9. Itoh A, Kobayashi J, Bando K, Niwaya K, Tagusari O, Nakajima H et al. The impact of mitral valve surgery combined with maze procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;29:1030-5.
10. Cox JL, Schuessler RB, Lappas DG, Boineau JP. An 8 1/2 year clinical experience with surgery for atrial fibrillation. Ann Surg 1996;224:267-75.
11. Melo JQ, Neves J, Abecasis LM, Adragao P, Ribeiras R, Seabra-Gomes R. Operative risks of the maze procedure associated with mitral valve surgery. Cardiovasc Surg 1997;5:112-6.
12. Jackman WM, Beckman KJ, McClelland JH, Wang X, Friday KJ, Roman CA et al. Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia due to atrioventricular nodal re-entry, by radiofrequency catheter ablation of slow pathway conduction. N Engl J Med 1992;327:313-8.
13. Chiappini B, Martìn-Suàrez S, LoForte A, Arpesella G, Di Bartolomeo R, Marinelli G. Cox/Maze III operation versus radiofrequency ablation for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: a comparative study. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:87-92.
14. Berruezo A, Tamborero D, Mont L, Benito B, Tolosana JM, Sitges M et al. Pre-procedural predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation. Eur Heart J 2007;28:836-41.
15. Barnett SD, Ad N. Surgical ablation as treatment for the elimination of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1029-35.
16. Kaplan EL, Meier P. Nonparametric estimation from incomplete observations. J Am Stat Assoc 1958;53:547-81.
17. Blackstone EH. Comparing apples and oranges. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002;123:8-15.
18. Hosmer D, Lemeshow S. Applied Logistic Regression. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1989.
19. Calkins H, Brugada J, Packer DL, Cappato R, Chen SA, Crijns HJ et al. HRS/ EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for personnel, policy, procedures and follow-up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed and approved by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Heart Rhythm Society. Europace 2007;9:335-79.
20. Lall SC, Melby SJ, Voeller RK, Zierer A, Bailey MS, Guthrie TJ et al. The effect of ablation technology on surgical outcomes after the Cox-maze procedure: a propensity analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:389-96.
21. Hohnloser SH, Kuck KH, Lilienthal J. Rhythm or rate control in atrial fibrillation- Pharmacological Intervention in Atrial Fibrillation (PIAF): a randomised trial. Lancet 2000;356:1789-94.
22. Wyse DG, Waldo AL, DiMarco JP, Domanski MJ, Rosenberg Y, Schron EB et al. A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2002;347:1825-33.
23. Pokushalov E, Romanov A, Cherniavsky A, Corbucci G, Pak I, Kareva Y et al. Ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during coronary artery bypass grafting: 12 months' follow-up through implantable loop recorder. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011;40:405-11.
24. Ad N, Henry L, Hunt S. The impact of surgical ablation in patients with low ejection fraction, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011;40:70-6.
25. Geidel S, Krause K, Boczor S, Kuck KH, Lass M, Ostermeyer J et al. Ablation surgery in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: an 8-year clinical experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;141:377-82.