Why the study?
Does the maze procedure improve atrial function over time in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation?
Population
35 patients who converted to sinus rhythm after undergoing the maze procedure for the treatment of chronic…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
early and late postoperative phases
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May support LA function monitoring post-maze in mitral disease; leaves open predictive value of pre-op LA size for prospective trials.
Does the maze procedure improve atrial function over time in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation?
Atrial function improves serially after the maze procedure, and pre-operative left atrial dimension can predict postoperative contractile function in patients with non-rheumatic mitral valve disease.
Yashima et al. (1997) studied this question.
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