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Table 3 Main surgery procedures. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or as number of patients with percentages. MV, mitral valve; TV, tricuspidal valve; AV, atrial valve; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; ECC, extracorporeal circulation

From: Assessment of the effect of left atrial cryoablation enhanced by ganglionated plexi ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing open heart surgery

Group GP n = 35

Group LA n = 65

p value

MV repair

19 (54)

40 (62)

 

MV replacement

 mechanical prosthesis

2 (6)

2 (3)

 

 biological prosthesis

4 (11)

7 (11)

0.863

TV repair

17 (49)

34 (52)

0.721

AV replacement

 mechanical prosthesis

1 (3)

2 (3)

 

 biological prosthesis

5 (14)

15 (23)

0.570

CABG

15 (43)

26 (40)

0.782

Other

4 (11)

15 (23)

0.157

Cross-clamp time

87 ± 26.4

97 ± 27.8

 

ECC time

140 ± 41.4

135 ± 36.8

0.429