NEW APPROACH TO SURGICAL TREATING ACQUIRED MITRAL VALVE DEFECTS WITH ASSOCIATED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AT ELDERLY PATIENTS
The combined operation of mitral valve prosthetics with the applying biological prosthesis and simultaneous radio-frequency surgical ablation is a radical method of treating acquired mitral valve defects with associated atrial fibrillation at elderly patients. The presence of biological prosthesis and steady sinus rhythm makes it possible to cancel the anticoagulant therapy in half a year after operation, which excludes the risk of hemorrhagic complication development.