García-Villarreal OA, González-Oviedo R

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 59-61
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ABSTRACT

The left auricular reduction is an affluent procedure known for the elimination the chronic atrial fibrillation that accompanies the mitral valve disease. The fundamental part of this technique is represented by the isolation of the pulmonary veins. We present here to the experience of a case in which an intramiocardic injection of fenol was used to complement the isolation of the pulmonary veins, since the special situation of this case of being a re-redo (third) intervention on the mitral valve.

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