Hemodynamically significant atrial septal defect after atrial fibrillation ablation: A hole to remember

Heart Rhythm. 2015 Sep;12(9):1987-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.04.036. Epub 2015 Apr 28.

Authors

Mian Atif Yousuf¹, Sulsal Haq², Robert E O'Donnell¹, Mehran Attari³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Cincinnati.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Cincinnati. Electronic address: mehranattari@gmail.com.

PMID: 25933504
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.04.036

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Atrial septal defect; Cryoablation; Right heart failure; Shunt.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / etiology*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / physiopathology
Hemodynamics / physiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Postoperative Complications*
Severity of Illness Index