Preexisting pulmonary vein stenosis in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation: A report of five cases

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-425

  Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Wu, Mei Han ^b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance angiography; Pulmonary vein; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPRESSION; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645292592     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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