Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia with a large impact on society and on patients. Rheumatic valve disease is still prevalent in low- and medium-income countries. Performing surgical ablation during surgery for mitral valve disease has been shown to restore sinus rhythm in most patients.

中文翻译：

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风湿性心脏病的手术消融——未知领域

房颤是一种常见的心律失常，对社会和患者的影响都很大。风湿性瓣膜病在低收入和中等收入国家仍然普遍存在。在二尖瓣疾病手术期间进行手术消融已被证明可以恢复大多数患者的窦性心律。