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. 2023 Nov 9;39(1):e20220456.
doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0456.

Application of Cut-and-Sew Technique in Thoracoscopic Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery and Concomitant Maze Procedure

Erlei Han  1 , Zhifang Liu  1 , Bing Zhou  1 , Shuwei Wang  1 , Zhibin Hu  1 , Yong Cui  1
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Application of Cut-and-Sew Technique in Thoracoscopic Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery and Concomitant Maze Procedure

Erlei Han et al. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. .

Abstract

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation is one of the common complications of mitral valve disease. Currently, in the absence of freezing equipment, it's still impossible to fully conduct a minimally invasive Cox-maze IV procedure to treat atrial fibrillation.

Methods: We analyzed the clinical data of 28 patients who underwent thoracoscopic minimally invasive mitral valve full maze surgery in our hospital from October 2021 to September 2022; 13 patients were male and 15 were female, three suffered from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and 25 suffered from permanent atrial fibrillation; average age was 61.88±8.30 years, and mean preoperative left atrial diameter was 47.12±8.34 mm. Isolation of left atrial posterior wall (box lesion) was completed in all patients by cut-and-sew technique and bipolar clamp ablation.

Results: For these subjects, the median cardiopulmonary bypass time was 169 (109.75-202.75) minutes, aortic cross-clamping time was 106 (77.75-125.50) minutes, and ventilator assistance time was 6.5 (0-10) hours. Among them, eight subjects had the endotracheal tubes removed immediately after surgical operation. Three subjects were in the blanking period; two subjects still had atrial fibrillation at three months after operation, one of whom resumed sinus rhythm after electrical cardioversion therapy; and all the remaining 23 subjects had sinus rhythm.

Conclusion: The minimally invasive cut-and-sew technique for electrical isolation of left pulmonary veins can improve sinus conversion rate of patients suffering from both mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation. In selected subjects, it is safe and has good results in the short-term postoperative period.

Keywords: Atrial Fibrilation; Constriction; Electric Countershock; Freezing; Heart Valve Diseases; Maze Procedure; Mitral Valve.

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Figures

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Left atrial ablation. (A) Ablation line from right inferior pulmonary vein to the left atrial appendage; (B) ablation line from right superior pulmonary vein to the left atrial appendage; (C) incision on the left pulmonary vein, marked by red arrow; (D) closing of the incision on the left pulmonary vein, marked by black arrow.
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Surgical incision.
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