P1431Radiofrequency ablation of left atrium in patients with mitral valve replacement. The future of surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease?

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Abstract Aims The evaluation of sinus rhythm preservation after surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation by left-atrial RFA in patients with mitral valve prosthetics. Materials and methods A prospective, randomized study was performed in the interregional clinical and diagnostic center of Kazan in 2011-2018 which were included 136 patients with mitral valve pathology and persistent AF. The average age of patients was 57 ± 5, the gender division was dominated by female patients and made up 97 (58.4%). All patients underwent either mitral valve prosthesis with mechanical prosthesis Meding-2 which made up 96 (70.5%) or biological prosthesis Carpantier-Edwards which made up 40 (29.4%). Radiofrequency isolation of the left atrium and pulmonary veins was performed by standard procedure by Cox-IV which doesn’t include the right atrium tissue. Results and discussion: In the early post surgical period, recovery of sinus rhythm was observed in 111 (81.6%) patients. Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation was performed in 1 (0.73%) case. The results of the study were assessed after surgical treatment in 22 ± 5 months, the sinus rhythm was preserved in 99 patients from the study group and made up 72.7%. Conclusion Radiofrequency ablation the left atrium provides long-term preservation of sinus rhythm in the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve pathology.