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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun;47(3):280-2.
doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.3.280. Epub 2014 Jun 5.

Totally thoracoscopic ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation after atrial septal defect device closure

Young Su Kim  1 , Dong Seop Jeong  1 , I-Seok Kang  2 , Young Keun On  3
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Totally thoracoscopic ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation after atrial septal defect device closure

Young Su Kim et al. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jun.

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.

Keywords: 1. Atrial heart septal defects; 2. Atrial fibrillation; 3. Minimally invasive surgery.

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