Right atrial isolation for atrial fibrillation associated with atrial septal defect. The Annals of thoracic surgery. [Ann Thorac Surg] Journal article

Title	Right atrial isolation for atrial fibrillation associated with atrial septal defect.
Author(s)	Harada A, Ida T, Ikeshita M
Institution	Division of Cardiac Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institution, Tokyo, Japan.
Source	Ann Thorac Surg 1998 Jun; 65(6):1766-8.
MeSH	Adult Atrial Fibrillation Atrioventricular Node Chronic Disease Electrocardiography Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Atria Heart Rate Heart Septal Defects, Atrial Humans Male Middle Aged Pericardium Sinoatrial Node
Abstract	Two patients with atrial fibrillation associated with an atrial septal defect underwent simultaneous surgical correction of the atrial septal defect and right atrial isolation. The right atrium was surgically isolated while the continuity with the sinoatrial node was preserved in the remainder of the heart. After the operation, the patients maintained normal sinus rhythm for 99 and 65 months. Thus, right atrial isolation offers an alternative to the current surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation associated with an atrial septal defect.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Case Reports Journal Article
PubMed ID	9647098

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