Comparative characteristics of the effectiveness of surgical treatment of various forms of atrial fibrillation

Abstract

The article analyzes the results of reconstructive operations on valves and CABG with MAZE carried out over the past 7 years at the Regional Center for Cardiac Surgery in Odessa in patients with chronic, paroxysmal and persistent forms of AF. The expediency of supplementing open heart surgery (CABG, reconstructive valve surgery) with MAZE surgery has been shown for all patients with paroxysmal, persistent and chronic forms of AF. Evaluated the effectiveness of the appointment of antiarrhythmic and anticoagulant therapy in these groups of patients.

Keywords

• valve surgery
• CABG
• MAZE
• persistent AF
• paroxysmal AF
• chronic AF