Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Related to a Congenital Pericardial Defect and Left Atrial Appendage Herniation

Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Related to a Congenital Pericardial Defect and Left Atrial Appendage Herniation

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) fo...

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Main Authors: Heemoon Lee, Dong Seop Jeong, In Sook Kim, Byung Jo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Pericardium
Atrial fibrillation
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Herniation
Atrial appendage
Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.6.429

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