Atrial fibrillation surgery with a focus on patients with reduced left ventricular function and heart failure

Johannes Petersen; Hermann Reichenspurner; Simon Pecha

doi:10.1093/europace/euaa016

Atrial fibrillation surgery with a focus on patients with reduced left ventricular function and heart failure

Europace. 2020 Apr 1;22(4):517-521. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaa016.

Authors

Johannes Petersen¹, Hermann Reichenspurner¹, Simon Pecha¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 32060535
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa016

Abstract

This review article aims to give an overview on the different surgical treatment options for atrial fibrillation It includes concomitant- as well as stand-alone surgical ablation therapy and outlines the main issues in patients with heart failure and reduced LVEF.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Heart Failure; Left ventricular dysfunction; Surgical ablation; Surgical left atrial appendage closure.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation* / surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Catheter Ablation*
Heart Failure* / diagnosis
Humans
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left