- 著者
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Qing Ye
Yichen Zhao
Kemin Liu
Cheng Zhao
Yang Liu
Yuqi Li
Jiangang Wang
- 出版者
- The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- 雑誌
- Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (ISSN:13411098)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.oa.22-00033, (Released:2022-07-06)
- 参考文献数
- 24
- 被引用文献数
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Purpose: We aimed to compare the efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients undergoing mitral valve (MV) surgery with or without giant left atria.Methods: This retrospective, single-center, cohort study investigated patients who underwent MV surgery and concomitant RFA from 2009 to 2019. Patients were divided into non-giant left atria (diameter ≤65 mm, n = 1543) and giant left atria (diameter >65 mm, n = 241) groups. Five-year freedom from atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence and thromboembolic event (TE) rates were assessed with death as the competing risk factor with and without propensity-score matching.Results: Patients with giant left atria had higher mortality (10.8% versus 6.2%, P = 0.008) and readmission rates for heart failure than those without (12.0% versus 6.8%, P = 0.004). Atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence rates were higher in patients with giant left atria than in those without (49% versus 24% at 5 years, P <0.001), but the cumulative incidence of TEs before (P = 0.944) and after (P = 0.695) propensity-score matching was comparable.Conclusions: RFA effectively prevented TEs in patients with giant left atria, despite significant atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence. Atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence did not increase the risk of TEs. A lower success rate should be considered when deciding whether to perform surgical ablation in patients with giant left atria.