Atrial fibrillation ablation improves late survival after concomitant cardiac surgery

Preoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) increases risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mortality after cardiac surgery. Despite encouraging results and guideline recommendations, surgical ablation (SA) for AF concomitant with other heart surgery remains low. In the current study we aimed to address the long-term mortality after SA concomitant with cardiac surgery.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 14, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mariusz Kowalewski, Micha ł Pasierski, Michalina Kołodziejczak, Radosław Litwinowicz, Adam Kowalówka, Wojciech Wańha, Andrzej Łoś, Sebastian Stefaniak, Wojciech Wojakowski, Marek Jemielity, Jan Rogowski, Marek Deja, Krzysztof Bartuś, Silvia Marian Tags: Adult Source Type: research