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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;17:530-537
© 2000 Elsevier Science NL
Departments of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Corresponding author. Tel.: +31-30-609-9111; fax: +31-30-603-4420
Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) persisting after mitral valve surgery reduces survival due to heart failure and thrombo-embolisms, and impairs quality of life. Arrhythmia surgery for AF shows today very satisfying results and therefore mitral valve surgery with AF surgery appears appealing. This study explores whether combined surgery in view of today's results of mitral valve surgery is indicated. Methods and results: An outcome analysis of the arrhythmia outcome of patients undergoing exclusive mitral valve surgery with or without tricuspid repair was done. Preoperative baseline characteristics including arrhythmia pattern, surgical methods and follow-up findings were reviewed. Postoperative management of AF was not protocolized. Between 1990 and 1993, 162 consecutive patients underwent mitral valve surgery; follow-up was a mean of 3.3±1.9 years. In-hospital and late mortality were 1 and 9%, respectively. Sinus rhythm was preserved in 40 of 57 (70%) patients with preoperative sinus rhythm whereas AF persisted in 58 of 68 (85%) of patients with preoperative chronic AF (>1 year present). Sinus rhythm without AF was observed in 10 of 29 (34%) patients with preoperative paroxysmal AF. The 4-year Kaplan–Meier survival did not differ between patients with preoperative sinus rhythm (95.2%), paroxysmal AF (89.2%) and chronic AF (82.9%) but AF persisting after surgery tended to determine survival (P=0.05). Gender, age and right ventricular pressure and tricuspid valve repair were risk factors for postoperative recurrence of AF in patients with sinus rhythm at discharge, relative risk 0.35, 1.06, 1.04 and 2.9, respectively. Conclusion: Current mitral valve surgery with or without tricuspid valve repair does not eliminate preoperative paroxysmal or chronic AF. Secondly, because preoperative AF did not determine survival after mitral valve surgery, whereas postoperatively persisting AF was weakly associated with survival, atrial arrhythmia surgery primarily aims to reduce morbidity due to AF. Some characteristics can identify patients with increased propensity for persisting AF after surgery. Randomized studies of AF surgery are needed to identify suitable candidates for combined surgery.
Key Words: Atrial fibrillation • Mitral valve surgery
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