Long-term results of a minimally invasive surgical pulmonary vein isolation and ganglionic plexi ablation for atrial fibrillation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Zheng, Shuai ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Han, Jie ^a   Zhang, Haibo ^a   Zeng, Wen ^a   Xu, Chunlei ^a   Jia, Yixin ^a   Wang, Jiangang ^a   Guo, Kequan ^a   Jiao, Yuqing ^a   Meng, Xu ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GANGLIONIC PLEXI ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; STERNOTOMY; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893179008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079755     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Calkins H, Kuck KH, Cappato R, Brugada J, Camm AJ, et al. (2012) 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design: 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), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society. Heart Rhythm 9: 632-696 e621.
2. Wolf RK, Schneeberger EW, Osterday R, Miller D, Merrill W, et al. (2005) Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130: 797-802. (Pubitemid 41265722)
3. Haissaguerre M, Jais P, Shah DC, Takahashi A, Hocini M, et al. (1998) Spontaneous initiation of atrial fibrillation by ectopic beats originating in the pulmonary veins. N Engl J Med 339: 659-666. (Pubitemid 28402090)
4. Scherlag BJ, Yamanashi W, Patel U, Lazzara R, Jackman WM (2005) Autonomically induced conversion of pulmonary vein focal firing into atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 45: 1878-1886. (Pubitemid 40779871)
5. Zhou J, Scherlag BJ, Edwards J, Jackman WM, Lazzara R, et al. (2007) Gradients of atrial refractoriness and inducibility of atrial fibrillation due to stimulation of ganglionated plexi. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18: 83-90. (Pubitemid 44952750)
6. Pappone C, Santinelli V, Manguso F, Vicedomini G, Gugliotta F, et al. (2004) Pulmonary vein denervation enhances long-term benefit after circumferential ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Circulation 109: 327-334. (Pubitemid 38133899)
7. Pokushalov E, Romanov A, Shugayev P, Artyomenko S, Shirokova N, et al. (2009) Selective ganglionated plexi ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 6: 1257-1264.
8. Krul SP, Driessen AH, van Boven WJ, Linnenbank AC, Geuzebroek GS, et al. (2011) Thoracoscopic video-assisted pulmonary vein antrum isolation, ganglionated plexus ablation, and periprocedural confirmation of ablation lesions: first results of a hybrid surgical-electrophysiological approach for atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 4: 262-270.
9. Edgerton JR, Brinkman WT, Weaver T, Prince SL, Culica D, et al. (2010) Pulmonary vein isolation and autonomic denervation for the management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by a minimally invasive surgical approach. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140: 823-828.
10. Yilmaz A, Geuzebroek GS, Van Putte BP, Boersma LV, Sonker U, et al. (2010) Completely thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation with ganglionic plexus ablation and left atrial appendage amputation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 38: 356-360.
11. Cui YQ, Li Y, Gao F, Xu CL, Han J, et al. (2010) Video-assisted minimally invasive surgery for lone atrial fibrillation: a clinical report of 81 cases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 139: 326-332.
12. Wang J, Li Y, Shi J, Han J, Xu C, et al. (2011) Minimally invasive surgical versus catheter ablation for the long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation. PLoS One 6: e22122.
13. Mehall JR, Kohut RM, Jr., Schneeberger EW, Taketani T, Merrill WH, et al. (2007) Intraoperative epicardial electrophysiologic mapping and isolation of autonomic ganglionic plexi. Ann Thorac Surg 83: 538-541. (Pubitemid 46135447)
14. Fuster V, Ryden LE, Cannom DS, Crijns HJ, Curtis AB, et al. (2011) 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused updates incorporated into the ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. Circulation 123: e269-367.
15. Klotsche J, Ferger D, Pieper L, Rehm J, Wittchen HU (2009) A novel nonparametric approach for estimating cut-offs in continuous risk indicators with application to diabetes epidemiology. BMC Med Res Methodol 9: 63.
16. Oral H, Knight BP, Ozaydin M, Tada H, Chugh A, et al. (2002) Clinical significance of early recurrences of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation. J Am Coll Cardiol 40: 100-104. (Pubitemid 34701383)
17. Han FT, Kasirajan V, Kowalski M, Kiser R, Wolfe L, et al. (2009) Results of a minimally invasive surgical pulmonary vein isolation and ganglionic plexi ablation for atrial fibrillation: single-center experience with 12-month follow-up. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2: 370-377.
18. Bagge L, Blomstrom P, Nilsson L, Einarsson GM, Jideus L, et al. (2009) Epicardial off-pump pulmonary vein isolation and vagal denervation improve long-term outcome and quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 137: 1265-1271.
19. Boersma LV, Castella M, van Boven W, Berruezo A, Yilmaz A, et al. (2012) Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation versus surgical ablation treatment (FAST): a 2-center randomized clinical trial. Circulation 125: 23-30.
20. Ouyang F, Tilz R, Chun J, Schmidt B, Wissner E, et al. (2010) Long-term results of catheter ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: lessons from a 5-year followup. Circulation 122: 2368-2377.
21. Tilz RR, Rillig A, Thum AM, Arya A, Wohlmuth P, et al. (2012) Catheter ablation of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: 5-year outcomes of the hamburg sequential ablation strategy. J Am Coll Cardiol 60: 1921-1929.
22. Ganesan AN, Shipp NJ, Brooks AG, Kuklik P, Lau DH, et al. (2013) Long-term outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Heart Assoc 2: e004549.
23. Pison L, La Meir M, van Opstal J, Blaauw Y, Maessen J, et al. (2012) Hybrid thoracoscopic surgical and transvenous catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 60: 54-61.
24. Calkins H (2012) Hybrid thoracoscopic and transvenous catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: is this the answer we are searching for? J Am Coll Cardiol 60: 62-63.
25. Zhou Q, Hou Y, Yang S (2011) A meta-analysis of the comparative efficacy of ablation for atrial fibrillation with and without ablation of the ganglionated plexi. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 34: 1687-1694.
26. Zhang Y, Wang Z, Wang W, Wang J, Gao M, et al. (2012) Efficacy of cardiac autonomic denervation for atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 23: 592-600.
27. Sakamoto S, Schuessler RB, Lee AM, Aziz A, Lall SC, et al. (2010) Vagal denervation and reinnervation after ablation of ganglionated plexi. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 139: 444-452.
28. Gaynor SL, Schuessler RB, Bailey MS, Ishii Y, Boineau JP, et al. (2005) Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: predictors of late recurrence. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 129: 104-111. (Pubitemid 40038102)
29. Beukema WP, Sie HT, Misier AR, Delnoy PP, Wellens HJ, et al. (2008) Predictive factors of sustained sinus rhythm and recurrent atrial fibrillation after a radiofrequency modified Maze procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 34: 771-775.
30. Nanthakumar K, Plumb VJ, Epstein AE, Veenhuyzen GD, Link D, et al. (2004) Resumption of electrical conduction in previously isolated pulmonary veins: rationale for a different strategy? Circulation 109: 1226-1229. (Pubitemid 38379569)
31. Edgerton JR, Jackman WM, Mack MJ (2007) Minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation and partial autonomic denervation for surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 20: 89-93.