Outcome of Cox Maze procedure concomitant with mitral valve operation in treatment of atrial fibrillation

作     者：ZHANG Sai CHEN Ru-kun DONG Ai-qiang WANG Yong-qin CHEN Suo-cheng LI Zhi-jun 

作者机构：Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou 310009 China Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Sir Run Run Shao Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou 310016 China Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery First People＇s Hospital Zhenjiang 212000 China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第119卷第16期

页      面：1392-1395页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：atrial fibrillation rheumatic heart disease cardiac surgery procedures mitral valve retrospective study treatment outcome 

摘      要：Atrial fibrillation （AF） is fairly common in patients with chronic mitral valve disease and a markedly dilated left atrium. These patients rarely return to sinus rhythm spontaneously, even after a successful mitral valve operation. The Maze procedure, developed by Cox and associates,15 has been used in patients undergoing a mitral valve operation. Restoration of normal sinus rhythm and atrial contraction in such patients have been reported by some groups. This study will summarize retrospectively a group of patients who underwent the Cox Maze procedure for the treatment of AF associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease in China.