Characterization of a new pulmonary vein variant using magnetic resonance angiography: Incidence, imaging, and interventional implications of the "right top pulmonary vein"

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 538-543

  Lickfett, Lars ^a   Kato, Ritsushi ^a   Tandri, Harikrishna ^a   Jayam, Vinod ^a   Vasamreddy, Chandrasekhar R ^a   Dickfeld, Timm ^a   Lewalter, Thorsten ^b   Luderitz, Berndt ^b   Berger, Ronald ^a   Halperin, Henry ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Anatomic variant; Atrial fibrillation; Magnetic resonance angiography; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 2442462241     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03499.x     Document Type: Article

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