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Successful combination of interventional and surgical treatment of left atrium perforation

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey

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E-mail address: mbahcivan33{at}yahoo.com (M. Bahcivan).

Percutaneous interventions are increasingly used in the treatment of cardiac diseases which are resistant to medical treatment. However, the complications caused by these interventions can lead to serious results. In this article, we present a case of a successful combination of interventional and surgical treatment methods, following the development of left atrial perforation during radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA), in a patient with atrial fibrillation resistant to medical treatment.

Key Words: Atrial perforation; Intervention