title: Right atrial separation effect for chronic atrial fibrillation with atrial septal defect: report of four cases.
abstract: We operated on 56 adults diagnosed with atrial septal defect (ASD) between 1990 and 2004. Of these, eight had complications of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the preoperative period. After 1998, right atrial separation was performed in four cases. Marked improvement was noted in three out of the four cases. The right atrial separation procedure was a simple, easy, and effective method for the treatment of chronic AF associated with ASD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shakaihoken Tokuyama Central Hospital, Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Kimikazu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies