title: Right atrial reduction plasty associated with the cox-maze procedure.
abstract: We performed a right atrial reduction plasty combined with the Cox-maze procedure in a patient with a giant right atrium and permanent atrial fibrillation. The reduction plasty involved excisions of the redundant atrial wall along two ablation lines of the maze procedure, and excision of the redundant thin septum primum. This procedure achieved a 60% dimension reduction and an 80% volume reduction. The reduced atrial size and sinus rhythm were maintained after 3.5 years.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors: Jong Hun
authors: JH
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors: Jong Bum
authors: JB
authors: Choi
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors: Ja Hong
authors: JH
authors: Kuh
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome