title: Seven years' outcome of simultaneous surgical treatment of atrial septal defect and atrial flutter in 2 children: case reports.
abstract: We describe 2 children who had long-standing type 1 atrial flutter and atrial septal defect. The simultaneous surgical treatment of these 2 conditions consisted of transmural incision from the inferior edge of the septal defect to the tricuspid ring, transmural incision from the medial-superior edge of the septal defect to the tricuspid ring, and closure of the septal defect with a bovine pericardial patch. There was no arrhythmia recurrence during a 7-year follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. valpelisser@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Valquiria Pelisser
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Campagnucci
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rocha Pinto
authors.forename: Argemiro Scatolini
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: Liane Huile
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Catani
authors.forename: Maria Lucia Bastos
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Passarelli
authors.forename: Sylvio Matheus Aquino
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gandra
authors.forename: Luiz Antonio
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rivetti
mesh_terms: D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors