 Cardiectomy was then performed, first resecting the anterior portion of the right atrium and then transecting the aorta, the pulmonary artery, the septum between the right and left atriums, and then the heart was removed. 
Cardiectomy was then performed , first resecting the anterior portion of the right atrium and then transecting the aorta , the pulmonary artery , the septum between the right and left atriums , and then the heart was removed .