Left atrial reduction for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Currently available surgical procedures to control chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valvar disease are not always successful. The size of the left atrium is a major factor in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation. Here we describe a case of ablation of atrial fibrillation with left atrial reduction and pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with mitral valve disease.
Medical subject headings
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Heart Atria
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency