RIGHT ATRIAL SEPARATION FOR CHRONIC ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION WITH ATRIAL SEPTAL-DEFECTS

Authors
SUEDA T OKADA K HIRAI S ORIHASHI K NAGATA H MATSUURA Y
Citation
T. Sueda et al., RIGHT ATRIAL SEPARATION FOR CHRONIC ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION WITH ATRIAL SEPTAL-DEFECTS, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64(2), 1997, pp. 541-542
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
64
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
541 - 542
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1997)64:2<541:RASFCA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A right atrial separation procedure was performed for the ablation of atrial fibrillation during the concomitant repair of an atrial septal defect. This procedure consisted of a Y-shaped incision in the right a trium, followed by cryoablation of the tricuspid annulus and the atria l septum without any procedures performed on the left atrium. This is a simple and effective method for the elimination of chronic atrial fi brillation associated with atrial septal defects in adults. (C) 1997 b y The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.