Combined maze procedure and septal myectomy in a septuagenarian.
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.
Blitz
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Division, Bronx, NY 10467.
McLoughlin
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Gross
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Schwartz
D S
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Fisher
J D
JD
Kim
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Frame
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Brodman
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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