Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2015 Dec;48(6):429-431. 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.6.429.
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Related to a Congenital Pericardial Defect and Left Atrial Appendage Herniation
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. opheart1@gmail.com
- KMID: 2382304
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.6.429
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.
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