Long-Term Results of the Mini Maze Standalone Bi-Atrial Surgical Ablation: A 10-Year Follow-Up.

One way to treat atrial fibrillation is through surgical ablation. However, the literature only provides information on patient follow-up results for up to 5 years. In order to assess long-term monitoring data over ten years, this retrospective study included 58 patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent Mini Maze surgical ablation at Santaros Clinics between 1 February 2009 and 1 June 2014.

Results of a 4-Year Follow Up of Patients with Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation after Cryoablation.

: Cryoablation is an established treatment method for atrial fibrillation (AF). We present the long-term results of cryoablation in 94 patients with paroxysmal and persistent AF treated in our center. : This was an observational, retrospective study of 94 patients who underwent a cryoablation procedure for paroxysmal or persistent AF from 2015 to 2017.

Long-term results of minimally invasive stand-alone bi-atrial surgical ablation with a bipolar ablation device for persistent and longstanding persistent AF: a single-center case series of 91 patients.

Background: Minimally invasive surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation (AF) is an alternative for AF that is refractory to medical treatment. We present long-term results of standalone surgical ablation of AF using a bipolar ablation device in 91 consecutive patients.

Methods: This was an observational, retrospective study of 91 patients (77 % males; mean age, 53 ± 10 years [range, 23-75 years]) who underwent minimally invasive standalone surgical ablation of persistent and longstanding persistent AF using a bipolar ablation device from 2008 to 2014.

Left ventricular remodeling following ischemic mitral valve repair: predictive factors.

Objectives: Annuloplasty is the most common surgical procedure for ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) that improves symptoms but is also subjected to high incidence of recurrent MR. One of the reasons of recurrent MR could be further left ventricular (LV) remodeling.

Design: The study population consisted of 195 patients with ischemic MR.

Progression of mitral regurgitation following ischemic mitral valve repair.

Objective: Durability of mitral valve repair for ischemic mitral regurgitation remains questionable. The aim of our study was to reveal predictors of recurrent mitral regurgitation following ischemic mitral valve repair.

Material And Methods: The study population consisted of 136 patients with ischemic heart disease and ischemic mitral regurgitation.