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Clinical Trial
. 2001 Sep;72(3):S1090-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02940-x.

Saline-irrigated, cooled-tip radiofrequency ablation is an effective technique to perform the maze procedure

K Khargi  1 , T Deneke, H Haardt, B Lemke, P Grewe, K M Müller, A Laczkovics
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Clinical Trial

Saline-irrigated, cooled-tip radiofrequency ablation is an effective technique to perform the maze procedure

K Khargi et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Sep.

Abstract

Background: We evaluated the effectiveness of the saline-irrigated-cooled-tip-radiofrequency ablation (SICTRA) to produce linear intraatrial lesions.

Methods: Thirty patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease were consecutively randomized to have mitral valve operation either with a Maze procedure (group A) or without (group B). Intraatrial linear lesions were made with an SICTRA catheter (20 to 32 W; 200 to 320 mL/h saline). An echocardiography and 24-hour electrocardiogram were obtained 12 months postoperatively.

Results: The cumulative frequencies of sinus rhythm in group A and B were 0.80 and 0.27 (p < 0.01). Restored biatrial contraction was present in 66.7% (6 of 9) of the group A patients in sinus rhythm. One patient from each group received a permanent pacemaker because of bradycardia. A fatal renal bleeding and mediastinitis occurred in 2 group A patients, 6 weeks postoperatively. One group A patient had sudden cardiac death at home, 4 months after operation. One patient from each group had lethal respiratory failure, 7 and 10 months after operation. Survival after 12 months for group A and B was 73% and 93% (p = 0.131).

Conclusions: The SICTRA appeared to be an effective technique to perform the Maze procedure.

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