When Should Prophylactic Maze Procedure Be Considered in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery? John M. Stulak, MD, Rakesh M. Suri, MD, DPhil, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 5, Pages 1395-1401 (May 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.018 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) grade after mitral valve repair according to degree of preoperative (preop) tricuspid regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1395-1401DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.018) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Actuarial freedom from late atrial fibrillation (afib) after mitral valve repair for degenerative leaflet prolapse. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1395-1401DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.018) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Actuarial freedom from late atrial fibrillation (afib) according to degree of preoperative functional tricuspid regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1395-1401DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.018) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Actuarial freedom from late atrial fibrillation (afib) in patients undergoing tricuspid intervention (TVS) versus those undergoing mitral valve repair alone. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1395-1401DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.018) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Actuarial survival according to degree of preoperative (preop) functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1395-1401DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.018) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Actuarial survival in patients who exhibited late atrial fibrillation (AF) versus those who did not develop late atrial fibrillation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1395-1401DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.018) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions