title: Combined maze procedure and septal myectomy in a septuagenarian.
abstract: A 75-year-old woman with refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy underwent a successful combined maze procedure and septal myectomy. Postoperative episodes of atrial fibrillation and flutter occurred only during periods of bradyarrhythmia and did not recur with atrial inhibited pacing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Division, Bronx, NY 10467.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blitz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McLoughlin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frame
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Brodman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011183:Postoperative Complications