Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery [www.practiceupdate.com] https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188953#msg-188953 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:13:39 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188960#msg-188960 Re: Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188960#msg-188960 GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:54:34 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188958#msg-188958 Re: Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188958#msg-188958 susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 03 Jan 2023 04:17:06 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188957#msg-188957 Re: Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188957#msg-188957 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:57:07 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188956#msg-188956 Re: Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188956#msg-188956 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They tested stopping anticoagulation after 3 months on this MAZE trial. Group A continued taking anticoagulation. 5 bled. One died from a stroke while on an anticoagulant two years later while another had a stroke immediately after waking up from anesthesia. No reported strokes for group B for those who took nothing. How can that be? It’s a small sample but still I wonder.

Bullet point:

“Embolism secondary to atrial fibrillation, which accounts for 25% of all ischemic strokes, has a 60% rate of death and severe disability.[1,2] Unfortunately, due to its risks and inconveniences, anticoagulation therapy is underused in real-world practice.”]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:06:53 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188955#msg-188955 Re: Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188955#msg-188955
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1. Could the MAZE procedure have kept me from getting tPA following a stroke while still at Penn?
2. Does the previous MAZE preclude/suggest any of the current CA techniques?

1. Possibly. If the stroke occurred right after the MAZE procedure, before the incisions had had time to heal, then tPA would probably be considered too risky.

2. No, shouldn't matter.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:12:47 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188954#msg-188954 Re: Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188954#msg-188954
I have 2 thoughts about the study:
1. Could the MAZE procedure have kept me from getting tPA following a stroke while still at Penn?
2. Does the previous MAZE preclude/suggest any of the current CA techniques?

Note that I have 2 scheduled EP consults this week for a possible CA.
BTW, this forum is great, I check it out several times a day!]]> autks AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:36:24 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188953#msg-188953 Clinical Benefits of Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,188953,188953#msg-188953 www.practiceupdate.com]]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 02 Jan 2023 07:00:52 +0000