Long-term Survival and Stroke after Cardiac Surgery with Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concomitant surgical ablation (SA) is recommended at the time of cardiac surgery in patients with AF but it remains widely underperformed. We sought to report on the safety and long-term efficacy of concomitant SA and the associated incidence of stroke and survival.

Methods

A retrospective observational study was performed on patients with AF undergoing cardiac surgery between April 2011 and March 2022 with grouping based on whether or not they received concomitant SA. Thirty-day complications and long-term atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence, stroke and mortality were compared between groups after propensity score matching.

Results

A total of 1,205 patients were included; two groups were obtained after matching (n=326 each). Post-operative length of stay was

SUBMITTER: Sammut MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723811 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature