RIGHT ATRIAL ISOLATION FOR ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION ASSOCIATED WITH ATRIALSEPTAL-DEFECT

Authors
HARADA A IDA T IKESHITA M
Citation
A. Harada et al., RIGHT ATRIAL ISOLATION FOR ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION ASSOCIATED WITH ATRIALSEPTAL-DEFECT, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(6), 1998, pp. 1766-1768
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1766 - 1768
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:6<1766:RAIFAA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Two patients with atrial fibrillation associated with an atrial septal defect underwent simultaneous surgical correction of the atrial septa l defect and right atrial isolation. The right atrium was surgically i solated while the continuity with the sinoatrial node was preserved in the remainder of the heart. After the operation, the patients maintai ned normal sinus rhythm for 99 and 65 months. Thus, right atrial isola tion offers an alternative to the current surgical treatment for atria l fibrillation associated with an atrial septal defect. (C) 1998 by Th e Society of Thoracic Surgeons.