Does surgical ablation during mitral valve surgery improve rhythm control and clinical outcomes in patients with degenerative and rheumatic disease?
Surgical ablation during mitral valve surgery provides sustained rhythm control and favorable clinical outcomes regardless of whether the underlying etiology is degenerative or rheumatic.
In a contemporary Korean cohort, surgical ablation during MV surgery provided sustained rhythm control and favorable clinical outcomes in patients with both degenerative and rheumatic disease. Given the continued burden of rheumatic heart disease in Korea, these findings support the routine application of surgical ablation during MV surgery, regardless of underlying etiology.
Kim et al. (Thu,) studied this question.