title: Transatrial approach revisited.
abstract: A surgical approach is described to provide excellent exposure of the interior of the left atrium and the mitral valve apparatus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90027.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khonsari
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sintek
mesh_terms: D006325:Heart Atria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery