title: Atrial Septal Defect in a Patient With a Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis Undergoing Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: To Repair or Not to Repair.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: Michael.Essandoh@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Essandoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Whitson
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yager
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabrielsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: atrial fibrillation ablation; atrial septal defect; left atrial pressure; left ventricular assist device; mechanical mitral valve; right atrial pressure