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Totally Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Simplified Technique
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Since the introduction of thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), the field of minimally invasive AF treatment has evolved toward an established treatment option for AF, with an overall 2-year antiarrhythmic drug free success rate of 77%. Complications are usually minor, and the incidence of bleeding needing conversion to sternotomy or (mini-)thoracotomy varies between 0% and 1.6%. Bleeding is often related to encircling the pulmonary veins, which is a blind maneuver that has to be done without direct camera vision. We propose here a modified surgical technique to simplify the procedure, shorten the operating time, and lower the risk of complications.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Isolation (health care)
medicine.medical_treatment
Operative Time
610 Medicine & health
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
2705 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pulmonary vein
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Postoperative Complications
Atrial Fibrillation
medicine
Operating time
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Thoracotomy
Conversion to Open Surgery
Pulmonary Veins
Thoracoscopy
business.industry
Treatment options
Atrial fibrillation
General Medicine
Ablation
medicine.disease
10020 Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
2746 Surgery
Surgery
030228 respiratory system
2740 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Operative time
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....38138be1a65557cd3cecb9f17c4505ef