title: Right atrial volume reduction for severely impaired pulmonary function.
abstract: We report a patient with giant right atrium and severe pulmonary dysfunction who underwent successful surgical volume reduction with significant improvement of pulmonary function studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meshii
authors.forename: Motoaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome