Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Related to a Congenital Pericardial Defect and Left Atrial Appendage Herniation.
10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.6.429
- Author:
Heemoon LEE
1
;
Dong Seop JEONG
;
In Sook KIM
;
Byung Jo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. opheart1@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pericardium;
Atrial fibrillation;
Video-assisted thoracic surgery;
Herniation;
Atrial appendage
- MeSH:
Atrial Appendage*;
Atrial Fibrillation*;
Pericardium;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015;48(6):429-431
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Congenital pericardial defects (CPDs) are infrequent anomalies that are usually asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally during unrelated interventions. Here we report the case of a CPD with herniation of an enlarged left atrial appendage identified during total thoracoscopic ablation (TTA) for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). The persistent AF was successfully treated with a hybrid procedure, in which TTA was followed by an electrophysiological study.
