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Concomitant aortic valve-sparing operation and closed biatrial radiofrequency ablation for annuloaortic ectasia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

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A 53-year-old woman was admitted for annuloaortic ectasia with moderate aortic valve insufficiency (AI) and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Concomitant aortic root replacement with a valve-sparing technique and closed biatrial procedure using bipolar radiofrequency ablation was performed successfully. Postoperative echocardiography showed trivial AI with regular sinus rhythm, which meant she could avoid anticoagulation therapy.

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  1. Yujiro Miura

    Present address: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka City Hospital, 10-93 Ote-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-8630, Japan

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1 Kanda-Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yujiro Miura, Takeshi Miyairi, Ikutaro Kigawa & Sachito Fukuda

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Miura, Y., Miyairi, T., Kigawa, I. et al. Concomitant aortic valve-sparing operation and closed biatrial radiofrequency ablation for annuloaortic ectasia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 57, 214–216 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-008-0367-z

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