pulmonary veins

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pul·mo·nar·y veins

[TA]

four veins, two on each side, conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. Those from the left lung and the inferior vein from the right lung are lobar veins, each draining a single lobe with the corresponding name; the right superior pulmonary vein drains both the superior and middle lobes of the right lung.
See also: left inferior pulmonary vein, left superior pulmonary vein, right inferior pulmonary vein, right superior pulmonary vein.

Synonym(s): venae pulmonales [TA]

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Multielectrode catheter was placed along the left superior pulmonary vein, a quadripolar catheter in the HIS, a quadripolar catheter in the left atrial appendage (LAA), and a multielectrode catheter was inserted into the coronary sinus.

Conduccion entre la vena pulmonar superior izquierda, la auricula izquierda y la fibrilacion auricular bajo el estimulo del tronco cervico-vagal

Other things to watch for are her heart rhythm, infection and further blockage in her pulmonary veins.

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Caption: Figure 2: CTA of the pulmonary veins at anteroposterior (AP) view showing there is no left atrial appendage.

Therapeutic Dilemma of Natural Watchman: Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage

Two sequential applications are performed to create a box lesion by a continuous encircling line around the 4 pulmonary veins. Two times encircling box lesion set is the procedure ablation endpoint.

Minimally invasive epicardial posterior left atrial wall isolation: technique and results

Contributing factors to diagnostic errors: Diagnostic error was most common with the mixed variety of TAPVR (seen in 80%) with three (75%) cases having only one pulmonary vein draining separately while the other three pulmonary veins drained within the confluence.

Accuracy of echocardiography in diagnosing total anomalous pulmonary venous return

Spontaneous initiation of atrial fibrillation by ectopic beats originating in the pulmonary veins. N Engl J Med 1998; 339: 659-66.

Evaluation of Pulmonary Vein Variations Using Multidetector Computed Tomography

On echocardiography, there was no acceleration of blood flow at the left pulmonary vein or surgical anastomosis between the pulmonary venous confluence and the atrium.

Pulmonary Hemodynamic Changes with Nitric Oxide or Oxygen in a Patient with Asplenia, Single Right Ventricle, and Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection after Fontan Procedure

Lenz et al., "Catheter-based intervention for pulmonary vein stenosis due to fibrosing mediastinitis: the Mayo Clinic experience," International journal of cardiology.

Recurrent Pneumonia due to Fibrosing Mediastinitis in a Teenage Girl: A Case Report with Long-Term Follow-Up

Shah et al., "Spontaneous initiation of atrial fibrillation by ectopic beats originating in the pulmonary veins," New England Journal of Medicine, vol.

Concealed Pulmonary Vein Bigeminy during Sinus Rhythm in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Useful Marker for Pulmonary Vein Firing

The standard of care in AF ablations is pulmonary vein isolation (PVI)--the application of energy to create lines of scar tissue around the pulmonary veins in the left atrium to block unwanted electrical signals that trigger AF.

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Wilkoff also notes that high blood pressure and kidney disease can contribute to poor pulmonary vein health, including the formation of blood clots in your pulmonary veins.

Afib causes include controllable risk factors and structural heart problems: the more you can avoid high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, and binge drinking, the more you can lower your risk of the common heart rhythm problem atrial fibrillation

Before the procedure, a 12 leads ECG recording, polysomnography, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and computer-tomography (CT) of the pulmonary veins were performed in all patients.

Outcomes and predictors of recurrences after pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon or radiofrequency catheter atrial fibrillation ablation