title: Right atrial separation for chronic atrial fibrillation with atrial septal defects.
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 atrium, followed by cryoablation of the tricuspid annulus and the atrial septum without any procedures performed on the left atrium. This is a simple and effective method for the elimination of chronic atrial fibrillation associated with atrial septal defects in adults.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sueda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orihashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuura
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged