• Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China;
MEIJu, Email: ju_mei63@126.com
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Objective To investigate influence of left atrial contraction on lone atrial fibrillation recurrence after minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation. Methods Clinical data of 57 patients with lone atrial fibrillation underwent minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation in Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Medical School of Shanghai Jiaotong University from September 2010 to December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the absence of mitral A velocity, patients were divided into Group A (absence of mitral A velocity, 20 patients with their age of 56.32±17.18 years, including 5 females) and Group B (mitral A velocity exists, 37 patients with their age of 60.33±11.22 years, including 17 females). Minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation via thoracoscope were performed in all patients. Preoperative and postoperative left atrial diameter (LAD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and mitral A velocity, as well as clinical and follow-up data were recorded and compared. Results Preoperative clinical characters were not statistically different between two groups (P > 0.05). All the patients were followed up for 24.3±8.8 months (range, 12-26 months). Rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation recurrence in group A was significantly higher than that in group B (20.0% vs. 2.7%, P < 0.05). LAD and LVEF of 57 patients at 6 months after surgery were significantly higher than preoperative LAD and LVEF (P < 0.05), but there was no statistic difference between two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Damage of left atrial contraction was related to lone atrial fibrillation recurrence after minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation. Absence of mitral A velocity could be a crucial predictor of postoperative lone atrial fibrillation recurrence.

Citation: ZHAONai-shi, MEIJu, WUShu-bin, MANan, LIUHao, BIRui. Influence of Left Atrial Contraction on Lone Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015, 22(3): 187-191. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20150054 Copy

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