[HSF] Indications for maze with mitral surgery

[erdinç naseri]

Prasanna,
Thanks.erdinc> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:15:10 +0530> From: prasannasimha at gmail.com> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> Subject: Re: [HSF] Indications for maze with mitral surgery> CC: > > Crista refers to Crista Terminalis.> The 3 cm was derived from the work of Allesae and Moe which Cox> expaneded upon. 3 Cm is the value derived form atrial conduction> velocity and EP studies. It is in Cox's review of the maze procedure> in the Advances in Cardiac surgery (I think 7th Edition) .One of the> reasons for early Afib post cardiac surgery is due to alteration of> the velocity of conduction due to CPB.> A wave velocity above 40 cms/ sec represents a fully functional LA> (Normal). Less than 10 cms is an ineffective contraction. You would> have to look through Feigenbaum's Echo text book for the normal values> etc.> Prasanna> > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:05 PM, erdinç naseri <enaseri at hotmail.com.tr> wrote:> >> > Prasanna,> > 1.What is cristae Svc( c.terminalis?)> > 2.What is the origin of 3 cm in LA fibrilation loop? Does it have something with the speed of propagation of the wave in atrial tissue?> > 3.how do you interpret a wave velocity into success of fibrilation surgery ?What is the lower limit of "a "wave velocity in order for atria to be considered as nonejecting pump.(i.e Electrical success and mechanical failure)> > 4.Can I have the source litterature?> > erdinc> >> > _______________________________________________> >> >> > OpenHeart-L mailing list> >> > Send postings to:> > OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:> > http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l> >> > All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies and> > disclaimers posted at:> > http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim> > -----------------------------------------> >> > > > -- > Prasanna Simha M> _______________________________________________> OpenHeart-L mailing list> > Send postings to:> OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:> http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l> > All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies and > disclaimers posted at:> http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim> -----------------------------------------