Resumen

VILLAR INCLAN, Alejandro. Present situation of surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2007, vol.46, n.2. ISSN 0034-7493.

An analysis was made on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the general population and in patients with some related diseases. The possible physiopathological theories of this disease were commented on as well as the different applied surgical techniques were covered. A literature review on the classification of atrial fibrillation and its applicability in medical practice was made. Moreover, possible treatment indications for atrial fibrillation through transvenous ablation and the analysis of several present surgical techniques and their mortality indexes were included. An account of the advances in different surgical ablation techniques and methods at present in addition to likely surgical treatment criteria for patients suffering from this disease were made

Palabras clave : atrial fibrilation; atrial fibrillation classification; surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.

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