A systematic review of minimally invasive surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation: A comparison of the Cox-Maze procedure, beating-heart epicardial ablation, and the hybrid procedure on safety and efficacy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 531-541

  Je, Hyung Gon ^a   Shuman, Deborah J ^a   Ad, Niv ^a  

^a INOVA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Minimally invasive procedures; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; ENDOCARDIAL COX MAZE PROCEDURE; EPICARDIAL SURGICAL ABLATION; HUMAN; HYBRID CATHETER BASED ENDOCARDIAL ABLATION; HYBRID EPICARDIAL SURGICAL ABLATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; SINUS RHYTHM; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERICARDIUM; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940525659     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu536     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Cox JL, Schuessler RB, D'Agostino HJJ, Stone CM, Chang BC, Cain ME et al. The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. III. Development of a definitive surgical procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991;101:569-83.
2. Gaynor SL, Schuessler RB, Bailey MS, Ishii Y, Boineau JP, Gleva MJ et al. Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: predictors of late recurrence. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:104-11.
3. Calkins H, Reynolds MR, Spector P, Sondhi M, Xu Y, Martin A et al. Treatment of atrial fibrillation with antiarrhythmic drugs or radiofrequency ablation: two systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2009;2:349-61.
4. Calkins H, Kuck KH, Cappato R, Brugada J, Camm AJ, Chen SA et al. 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. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2012;33: 171-257.
5. Weerasooriya R, Khairy P, Litalien J, Macle L, Hocini M, Sacher F et al. Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: are results maintained at 5 years of follow-up? J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;57:160-6.
6. Cheema A, Vasamreddy CR, Dalal D, Marine JE, Dong J, Henrikson CA et al. Long-term single procedure efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2006;15:145-55.
7. Onorati F, Mariscalco G, Rubino AS, Serraino F, Santini F, Musazzi A et al. Impact of lesion sets on mid-term results of surgical ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;57:931-40.
8. Wolf RK, Schneeberger EW, Osterday R, Miller D, Merrill W, Flege JB Jr.et al. Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;130:797-802.
9. Krul SP, Driessen AH, Zwinderman AH, van Boven WJ, Wilde AA, de Bakker JM et al. Navigating the mini-maze: systematic review of the first results and progress of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Int J Cardiol 2013;166:132-40.
10. Pison L, Gelsomino S, Luca F, Parise O, Maessen JG, Crijns HJ et al. Effectiveness and safety of simultaneous hybrid thoracoscopic and endocardial catheter ablation of lone atrial fibrillation. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2014;3:38-44.
11. La Meir M, Gelsomino S, Luca F, Pison L, Parise O, Colella A et al. Minimally invasive surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation: early results of hybrid versus standard minimally invasive approach employing radiofrequency sources. Int J Cardiol 2013;167:1469-75.
12. Salenger R, Lahey SJ, Saltman AE. The completely endoscopic treatment of atrial fibrillation: report on the first 14 patients with early results. Heart Surg Forum 2004;7:E555-8.
13. Koistinen J, Valtonen M, Savola J, Airaksinen J. Thoracoscopic microwave ablation of atrial fibrillation. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:695-8.
14. McClelland JH, Duke D, Reddy R. Preliminary results of a limited thoracotomy: new approach to treat atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007;18:1289-95.
15. Moten SC, Rodrigue E, Cook RC, Nifong LW, Chitwood WRJ. New ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation and the minimally invasive cryo-maze procedure in patients with lone atrial fibrillation. Heart Lung Circ 2007;16(Suppl 3):S88-93.
16. Sagbas E, Akpinar B, Sanisoglu I, Caynak B, Tamtekin B, Oral K et al. Video-assisted bilateral epicardial pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of lone atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1724-30.
17. Matsutani N, Takase B, Ozeki Y, Maehara T, Lee R. Minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery for atrial fibrillation: a combined Japan-US experience. Circ J 2008;72:434-6.
18. Wudel JH, Chaudhuri P, Hiller JJ. Video-assisted epicardial ablation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation: extended follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:34-8.
19. Bagge L, Blomstrom P, Nilsson L, Einarsson GM, Jideus L, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C. 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 2009;137:1265-71.
20. Bauer M, Hetzer R. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg 2009;2009. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2008.003848.
21. Beyer E, Lee R, Lam BK. Point: minimally invasive bipolar radiofrequency ablation of lone atrial fibrillation: early multicenter results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:521-6.
22. Edgerton JR, McClelland JH, Duke D, Gerdisch MW, Steinberg BM, Bronleewe SH et al. Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: six-month results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:109-13; discussion 114.
23. Castella M, Pereda D, Mestres CA, Gomez F, Quintana E, Mulet J. Thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation and failed percutaneous ablation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010;140: 633-8.
24. Kiser AC, Landers M, Horton R, Hume A, Natale A, Gersak B. The convergent procedure: a multidisciplinary atrial fibrillation treatment. Heart Surg Forum 2010;13:E317-21.
25. Sirak J, Jones D, Schwartzman D. The five-box thoracoscopic maze procedure. Ann Thorac Surg 2010;90:986-9.
26. Yilmaz A, Geuzebroek GS, Van Putte BP, Boersma LV, Sonker U, De Bakker JM et al. Completely thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation with ganglionic plexus ablation and left atrial appendage amputation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;38:356-60.
27. Krul SP, Driessen AH, van Boven WJ, Linnenbank AC, Geuzebroek GS, Jackman WM et al. 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 2011;4: 262-70.
28. Lee R, McCarthy PM, Passman RS, Kruse J, Malaisrie SC, McGee EC et al. Surgical treatment for isolated atrial fibrillation: minimally invasive vs. classic cut and sew maze. Innovations (Phila) 2011;6:373-7.
29. Mahapatra S, LaPar DJ, Kamath S, Payne J, Bilchick KC, Mangrum JM et al. Initial experience of sequential surgical epicardial-catheter endocardial ablation for persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation with long-term follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg 2011;91:1890-8.
30. Boersma LV, Castella M, van Boven W, Berruezo A, Yilmaz A, Nadal M et al. Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation versus surgical ablation treatment (FAST): a 2-center randomized clinical trial. Circulation 2012;125:23-30.
31. Doty JR, Clayson SE. Surgical treatment of isolated (lone) atrial fibrillation with gemini-S ablation and left atrial appendage excision (GALAXY procedure). Innovations (Phila) 2012;7:33-8.
32. Kasirajan V, Spradlin EA, Mormando TE, Medina AE, Ovadia P, Schwartzman DS et al. Minimally invasive surgery using bipolar radiofrequency energy is effective treatment for refractory atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1456-61.
33. Muneretto C, Bisleri G, Bontempi L, Curnis A. Durable staged hybrid ablation with thoracoscopic and percutaneous approach for treatment of long-standing atrial fibrillation: a 30-month assessment with continuous monitoring. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;144:1460-5; discussion 1465.
34. Ad N, Henry L, Friehling T, Wish M, Holmes SD. Minimally invasive stand-alone cox-maze procedure for patients with nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg 2013;96:792-8; discussion 798-9.
35. De Maat GE, Pozzoli A, Scholten MF, Hillege HL, Van Gelder IC, Alfieri OR et al. Surgical minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for lone atrial fibrillation: midterm results of a multicenter study. Innovations (Phila) 2013;8:410-5.
36. Gehi AK, Mounsey JP, Pursell I, Landers M, Boyce K, Chung EH et al. Hybrid epicardial-endocardial ablation using a pericardioscopic technique for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2013;10:22-8.
37. Nasso G, Bonifazi R, Romano V, Brigiani MS, Fiore F, Bartolomucci F et al. Increased plasma homocysteine predicts arrhythmia recurrence after minimally invasive epicardial ablation for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;146:848-53.
38. Zheng S, Li Y, Han J, Zhang H, Zeng W, Xu C et al. Long-term results of a minimally invasive surgical pulmonary vein isolation and ganglionic plexi ablation for atrial fibrillation. PLoS ONE 2013;8:e79755.
39. Kurfirst V, Mokracek A, Bulava A, Canadyova J, Hanis J, Pesl L. Two-staged hybrid treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation: short-term single-centre results. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2014;18:451-6.
40. Lee HM, Chung SR, Jeong DS. Initial experience with total thoracoscopic ablation. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;47:1-5.
41. Mei J, Ma N, Ding F, Chen Y, Jiang Z, Hu F et al. Complete thoracoscopic ablation of the left atrium via the left chest for treatment of lone atrial fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;147:242-6.
42. Pruitt JC, Lazzara RR, Ebra G. Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: the thoracoscopic box lesion approach. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2007;20:83-7.
43. Santini M, Loiaconi V, Tocco MP, Mele F, Pandozi C. Feasibility and efficacy of minimally invasive stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. A single-center experience. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2012;34:79-87.
44. Zembala M, Filipiak K, Kowalski O, Boidol J, Sokal A, Lenarczyk R et al. Minimally invasive hybrid ablation procedure for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation: one year results. Kardiol Pol 2012;70:819-28.
45. Abo-Salem E, Paone RF, Nugent K, Perez-Verdia A, Deshpande A, Amiri HM. Stand alone surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation. J Card Surg 2013;28:315-20.
46. 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.
47. Suri RM, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Sundt TM III, Daly RC, Mullany CJ et al. Survival advantage and improved durability of mitral repair for leaflet prolapse subsets in the current era. Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:819-26.
48. Ad N, Suri RM, Gammie JS, Sheng S, O'Brien SM, Henry L. Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation trends and outcomes in north America. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;144:1051-60.
49. Pokushalov E, Romanov A, Elesin D, Bogachev-Prokophiev A, Losik D, Bairamova S et al. Catheter versus surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation after a failed initial pulmonary vein isolation procedure: a randomized controlled trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013;24:1338-43.
50. Long D, Jenkins E, Griffith K. Perfusionist techniques of reducing acute kidney injury following cardiopulmonary bypass: an evidence-based review. Perfusion 2015;30:25-32.
51. Tsai YC, Phan K, Munkholm-Larsen S, Tian DH, La Meir M, Yan TD. Surgical left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery for patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;47:847-54.
52. Cao C, Gupta S, Chandrakumar D, Nienaber TA, Indraratna P, Ang SC et al. A meta-analysis of minimally invasive versus conventional mitral valve repair for patients with degenerative mitral disease. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2013;2:693-703.
53. Greenspun HG, Adourian UA, Fonger JD, Fan JS. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB): surgical techniques and anesthetic considerations. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1996;10:507-9.
54. Patel AJ, Yates MT, Soppa GK. What is the optimal revascularization technique for isolated disease of the left anterior descending artery: minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass or percutaneous coronary intervention? Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2014;19:144-8.
55. Stroup DF, Berlin JA, Morton SC, Olkin I, Williamson GD, Rennie D et al. Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology: a proposal for reporting. meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE) group. JAMA 2000;283:2008-12.