A Hybrid Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation Using Total Thoracoscopic Ablation and Post-Procedural Electrophysiological Confirmation of Ablation Lines.
10.4070/kcj.2013.43.6.422
- Author:
Dong Seop JEONG
1
;
Jae Han JEONG
;
Pyo Won PARK
;
Young Tak LEE
;
Seung Jung PARK
;
June Soo KIM
;
Young Keun ON
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atrial fibrillation;
Ablation techniques
- MeSH:
Ablation Techniques;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Chimera;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Korea;
Stroke
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2013;43(6):422-425
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common chronic arrhythmia in the world, and it is associated with an increased long-term risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mortality. To overcome the limitations of transvenous radiofrequency (RF) ablation for AF, total thoracoscopic ablation (TTA) has evolved as a new technique. TTA has several advantages over transvenous RF ablation and is known to produce better outcomes, especially in patients with persistent AF. Herein, we report 2 cases of successful TTA followed by an electrophysiological study confirming satisfactory ablation lines; the first such procedure reported in Korea.
