Surgical treatment of congenital right atrial aneurysm in an adult patient.
A 52-year-old man with atrial flutter was diagnosed as having a large congenital aneurysm or diverticulum of the right atrium. Surgical resection of the aneurysm under beating heart condition promptly eliminated atrial flutter. The patient has maintained sinus rhythm during the past 18 months of follow-up period.
Masuda
Shinya
S
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Aomori General Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashitsukurimichi, Aomori 030-8553, Japan.
Saiki
Yoshikatsu
Y
Itoh
Kazuo
K
Sadahiro
Mitsuaki
M
D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome