Research of left-atrial fibrosis of atrial fibrillation patient and its effect to post-operative rhythm of radiofrequency ablation treatment / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To research the fibrosis characteristics of Atrial Fibrillation(AF) patients under microscope and its effect to post-operative sinus conversion of Radiofrequency ablation treatment.Methods Based on Lefi Atrial Dimension (LAD).Left atrial appendage tissue samples of 60 AF patients who received bipolar radiofrequency ablation treatment during open heart surgery between July and December 2011,were divided into 4 groupsgroup a (LAD≤50 mm),group b (50 mm ＜ LAD≤60 mm),group c (60 mm＜ LAD ≤70 mm),group d (LAD ＞ 70 mm),15 patients in each group.The levels of atrial muscle fibrosis and cell size differences are compared for colored slides of samples.Research are done for the difference of sinus rhythm restoration rate among the 4 groups based on ECG records at immediate,leaving hospital,and 3,6,12 months postoperative are collected for all groups.Results Differences of CVF and atrial muscle cell size measured under microscope are statistically meaningful(P ＜ 0.001).Sinus rhythm restoration rate differences at 6 month(P =0.039) and 12 month (P =0.037) post-operative are statistically meaningful.Further,immediate,leaving hospital,and 3,6,12 months postoperative sinus rhythm restoration rates are 93.3％,93.3％,93.3％,100％,100％ for group a,80.0％,73.3％,80.0％,80.0％,80.0％ for group b,66.7％,66.7％,66.7％,73.3％,66.7％ for goup c,and 53.3％,53.3％,53.3％,60.0％,60.0％ for group d respectively.Conclusion For rheumatic heart valve diseases patients who at 6 and 12 month post-operative,the greater the LAD,the higher the atrial fibrosis level,the greater the cell size,the lower the sinus rhythm restoration rate is.