"Electrically silent" pulmonary veins connecting to the right atrium: does the atrium make the difference?
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"Electrically silent" pulmonary veins connecting to the right atrium: does the atrium make the difference? / Steven, Daniel; Rostock, Thomas; Salukhe, Tushar; Müllerleile, Kai; Willems, Stephan.
in: PACE, Jahrgang 35, Nr. 3, 03.2012, S. 69-72.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - "Electrically silent" pulmonary veins connecting to the right atrium: does the atrium make the difference?
AU - Steven, Daniel
AU - Rostock, Thomas
AU - Salukhe, Tushar
AU - Müllerleile, Kai
AU - Willems, Stephan
N1 - ©2010, The Authors. Journal compilation ©2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Pulmonary veins (PVs) usually drain into the left atrium (LA) and are frequently targeted for electrical isolation, since it became evident that PVs may trigger and maintain paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). We present a patient with right-sided PVs anomalously connecting to the right atrium with lack of electrical PV-atrial connection. Therefore, isolation of the left veins was performed resulting in freedom from AF as shown during a midterm follow-up. These findings indicate that PV connection to the LA may be a prerequisite for the arrhythmogenic properties of the PVs causing AF.
AB - Pulmonary veins (PVs) usually drain into the left atrium (LA) and are frequently targeted for electrical isolation, since it became evident that PVs may trigger and maintain paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). We present a patient with right-sided PVs anomalously connecting to the right atrium with lack of electrical PV-atrial connection. Therefore, isolation of the left veins was performed resulting in freedom from AF as shown during a midterm follow-up. These findings indicate that PV connection to the LA may be a prerequisite for the arrhythmogenic properties of the PVs causing AF.
KW - Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology
KW - Catheter Ablation
KW - Female
KW - Heart Atria/physiopathology
KW - Heart Conduction System/physiopathology
KW - Humans
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pulmonary Veins/physiopathology
KW - Treatment Outcome
U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02962.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02962.x
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 21091733
VL - 35
SP - 69
EP - 72
JO - PACE
JF - PACE
SN - 0147-8389
IS - 3
ER -