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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
[Modified Warden procedure for correction of right superior vena cava drainage in the left atrium]
Lucio Careddu1, Emanuela Angeli1, Andrea Quarti1
1Unità di Cardiochirurgia Pediatrica e dell'Età Evolutiva, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi, Bologna.
Abstract:
A newborn with situs solitus, normally related great arteries and intact atrial septum, underwent surgical repair at our institution for anomalous drainage of the right superior vena cava in the left atrium at the level of the right superior pulmonary veins. This rare cyanotic congenital cardiac malformation is herein described with special regard to its anatomical and diagnostic features. A novel surgical approach for achieving correction is also described.
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