Left atrial reduction for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease.
Currently available surgical procedures to control chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valvar disease are not always successful. The size of the left atrium is a major factor in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation. Here we describe a case of ablation of atrial fibrillation with left atrial reduction and pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with mitral valve disease.
Sankar
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Farnsworth
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D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery