Left Atrial Function after Atrial Fibrillation Cryoablation Concomitant to Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair: A Pilot Study on Long-Term Results and Clinical Implications.

Conclusions: AF cryoablation concomitant with minimally invasive mitral valve repair provides a high rate of SR maintenance and this relates to improved long-term morphological and functional LA outcomes. Further prospective studies are needed to define the cut-off values determining an increase in the risk for thromboembolic complications in patients with restored stable SR. PMID: 31640260 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - October 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Anselmino M, Rovera C, Marchetto G, Castagno D, Morello M, Frea S, Gaita F, Rinaldi M, De Ferrari GM Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research