Totally Thoracoscopic Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation after Atrial Septal Defect Device Closure.
- Author:
Young Su KIM
1
;
Dong Seop JEONG
;
I Seok KANG
;
Young Keun ON
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. cabg.jeong@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atrial heart septal defects;
Atrial fibrillation;
Minimally invasive surgery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Atrial Fibrillation*;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*;
Humans;
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2014;47(3):280-282
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects in adults. Surgical repair is the most common treatment approach, but device closure has recently become widely performed in accordance with the trend toward less invasive surgical approaches. Although surgery is recommended when ASD is accompanied by atrial fibrillation, this study reports a case in which a complete cure was achieved by closure of a device and totally thoracoscopic ablation.
