title: A flash from the past: a case on long term follow-up of a "corridor" operation.
abstract: An electrophysiological study in a patient with a previous corridor operation was performed because of syncope. The atrial electrograms showed the persistence of the sinus rhythm in the right atrial corridor despite an organized atrial fibrillation in the left atrium. The first case described of a long term follow-up in a corridor operation, one of the first described surgical approach for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, that gave the beginning to the non-pharmacological approach of this arrhythmia.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Heart Rhythm Management Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. d.ricciardi@me.com
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkozy
authors.forename: Kristel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wauters
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brugada
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome