Current European Society of Cardiology Guidelines recommend concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation for all symptomatic patients undergoing other cardiac surgeries, but the safety and potential benefits of concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation at the time of double valve replacement remains unexamined. A retrospective review of patients with AF who underwent double valve replacement with or without concomitant surgical ablation in our institute starting from April 2006.
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mortality
Timeframe: from the date of the surgery until the date of death, assess up to 120 months
sinus rhythm rate
Timeframe: from 6 months after surgery until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, assess up to 120 months
stroke
Timeframe: from the date of surgery until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, assess up to 120 months
third degree heart block requiring permanent pacemaker implantation
Timeframe: from the date of surgery until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, assess up to 120 months