Abstract
To restore sinus rhythm in the remaining heart chambers of six adult patients with atrial septal defect and chronic or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, electrical, right atrial isolation associated with surgical correction of the defect was performed. All but one patient was free from atrial fibrillation without medication 2-25 months after operation. The isolated right atrial appendages showed intrinsic rhythmical activity in five patients and no electrical activity in one. Right atrial isolation is a safe and effective procedure that abolishes atrial fibrillation in patients with arrhythmia after surgical correction of atrial septal defect.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 666-669 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1993 |
Keywords
- atrial fibrillation
- atrial septal defect
- right atrial isolation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Surgery