Pulmonary Vein Isolation
MRI-guided pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: what is good enough? An early health technology assessment
... Next to anticoagulation, pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the most important interventional procedure in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Despite widespread clinical application of this ...
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Pulmonary vein isolation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation
... either available or being investigated for catheter ablation, radiofrequency (RF) energy and cryoablation are the main sources. The purpose of this review is to summarize the contribution of the PVs to AF maintenance, ...
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Pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is associated with regional cardiac sympathetic denervation
... PV isolation could not be achieved, especially at the anterior ridge border of the lateral ...electrical isolation was monitored and con- firmed by the decapolar catheter during sinus rhythm and ...
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Obesity is associated with impaired long-term success of pulmonary vein isolation: a plea for risk factor management before ablation
... study period, the PVI procedure evolved according to technical modifications. Briefly, point-by-point ablation wide antral lines were created around the pulmonary veins. For the first procedures, radiofrequency ...
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Multielectrode phased radiofrequency ablation compared with point-by-point ablation for pulmonary vein isolation – outcomes in 539 patients
... Circumferential ablation was performed on the posterior wall (.1 cm) and on the anterior wall, .5 mm away from the predefined PV ostia. In patients with persistent AF, additional linear lesions at the LA roof and mitral ...
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Prognostic value of pulmonary vein size in prediction of atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
... PV isolation, the presence of one or more large PV CSA, non-paroxysmal AF, and increased left atrial size were independent predic- tors of late recurrent AF after PV ...PV isolation may pre- dict procedural ...
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Radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation using 3d mapping system navigation: first single centre experience in North Africa
... was 180 min, with a median fluoroscopy time of 21 min (IQR 8-58). The ablation was performed with an open irrigation catheter. A 3D mapping system was used for all patients. Pulmonary vein isolation ...
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Vol 12 (2017)
... Values presented as Mean±SD. ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure measurements; AF, atrial fibrillation; ACR, albumin:creatinine ratio; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; eGFR, estimated ...
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Upstream-therapy using telmisartan and amlodipine improves left atrial mechanical function after pulmonary vein antrum isolation
... Methods: 64 consecutive patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation were included in the study. Patients were randomly assigned to receive ...
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Pulmonary embolism as a complication of an electrophysiological study: a case report
... medication. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the corner- stone of the strategy, although the procedure itself can be challenging: it requires considerable procedural time and operator expertise, and ...
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Hybrid thoracoscopic surgical and transvenous catheter ablation versus transvenous catheter ablation in persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (HARTCAP AF): study protocol for a randomized trial
... Transvenous endocardial catheter ablation for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the standard treatment option for pa- tients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Unfortunately, ...
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Isolated and Complex Scimitar Vein Anomalies and Their Differentiation from the Meandering Right Pulmonary Vein
... Fig. 2. Patient 4, a 3.5-year-old girl. (A) Plain chest radiograph showed loss of cardiac silhouette at the right lower cardiac border with a positive scimitar sign (SS). (B) Two-dimensional echocardiography showed ...
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Acute pancreatitis complicated with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a case report
... of pulmonary embolisms is important, because early treatment with intravenous heparin and radiological inter- ventional procedures such as vascular filters can reduce ...
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Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage Associated With 45,X Turner's Syndrome
... Levophase of right ventricular angiogram in 6- year-old with 45,X Turner’s syndrome showing left upper pulmonary vein (arrow) draining to left vertical vein, innominate vein, and superio[r] ...
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Prematurity and Associated Conditions
... As has been reported by a number of investigators, PVS often occurs in the setting of other congenital heart lesions. The most common congenital heart lesions were PDA, ASD, VSD, and AVSD. Obstructive heart lesions, such ...
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CHONDROECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA (ELLIS—VAN CREVELD SYNDROME) WITH A COMPLEX CARDIAC MALFORMATION
... flee of common trunk of left inferior and superior pulmonary veins; 2, right inferior pulmonary vein; 3, inferior vena cava; 4, dilated coronary sinus; 5, left hepatic vein; 6, left auri[r] ...
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Numerical Simulation of Cardiovascular Response with VAD Support
... and pulmonary circulation ...and pulmonary circulation loops are each separated into aortic sinus/pulmonary artery sinus, artery, arteriole, capillary and vein ...venule, vein and vena ...
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CONGENITAL PULMONARY LYMPHANGIECTASIS ASSOCIATED WITH A BLIND COMMON PULMONARY VEIN
... The authors report an infant with congenital pulmonary lvmphangiectasis associated with a blind common p(1lm11itry vein. Previously rel)Orted cases of con- genital pulmonary lvmphangiect[r] ...
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Original Article Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated with pulmonary embolism: a systematic analysis of published case reports
... severe pulmonary or extra-pulmonary compli- ...The pulmonary complications include pulmonary abscess, pleural effusion, empyema, atelectasis, pneu- mothorax, ...with pulmonary embolism ...
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Introduction postoperative period especially after major surgery. The risk
... 16. Comerota AJ, Katz ML, White JV. Why does prophylaxis with external pneu- matic compression for deep vein thrombosis fail? Am J Surg 1992;164:265-8. 17. Stannard JP, Harris RM, Bunknell AL, Cossi A, Ward J, ...
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