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KMID : 0364020150480060429
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015 Volume.48 No. 6 p.429 ~ p.431
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Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Related to a Congenital Pericardial Defect and Left Atrial Appendage Herniation
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Lee Hee-Moon
Jeong Dong-Seop
Kim In-Sook
Park Byung-joon
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Pericardium, Atrial fibrillation, Video-assisted thoracic surgery, Herniation, Atrial appendage
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