Unilateral left-sided thoracoscopic ablation of atrial fibrillation concomitant to minimally invasive bypass grafting of the left anterior descending artery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) and minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) with robot-assisted left internal mammary artery (LIMA) harvesting may represent a safe and effective alternative to more invasive surgical approaches via sternotomy. The aim of our study was to describe the feasibility, safety and efficacy of a unilateral left-sided thoracoscopic AF ablation and concomitant MIDCAB surgery.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of a prospectively gathered cohort was performed of all consecutive patients with AF and at least a critical left anterior descending artery (LAD) stenosis that underwent unilateral left-sided thoracoscopic AF ablation and concomitant off-pump MIDCAB surgery in the Maastricht University Medical Centre

SUBMITTER: van der Heijden CAJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531601 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature