Ablation Therapy as Management of Typical Atrial Flutter in the Early Period After Cardiac Surgery.

Introduction: Available data on management of atrial flutter in the early postoperative setting after cardiac surgery are scarce. We aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy (profile) of flutter ablation in the early postoperative phase (30 days after cardiac surgery) in a cohort of 47 consecutive patients.

Methods: Between 2007 and 2016, 47 patients who underwent ablation for postoperative typical atrial flutter were retrospectively identified and analyzed.