title: [Aortic root replacement and pulmonary vein isolation; report of a case].
abstract: A 60-year-old female was admitted to our hospital who suffered from palpitation and dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed severe aortic regurgitation and enlargement of ascending aorta. Electrocardiogram showed tachycardia due to atrial fibrillation. We performed the aortic root replacement with Carboseal composite graft and pulmonary vein isolation using Cardioblate BiPolar (BP) system. Histopathologic diagnosis was giant isolated aortitis. The post operative course was uneventful. And the patient was discharged in normal sinus rhythm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Chuo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index