Maze Operation for Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease and Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Experience at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital
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Eight patients with complex rheumatic heart disease underwent the MAZE procedure combined with mitral valve replacement. Some of the patients also required aortic valve surgery or tricuspid repair. There was one early death related to a stroke. The remaining patients have been followed from 3 to 19 mo. Atrial fibrillation was ablated in all patients. Six patients are in sinus rhythm and one patient in nodal rhythm. The MAZE procedure should be combined with surgery for rheumatic heart disease in selected patients because the MAZE operation has the potential to restore sinus rhythm, return atrial transport function, and obviate the need for anticoagulation.
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