Irreversible intrapulmonary vascular changes after pulmonary vein stenosis complicating catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-55

  Yang, Hui Min ^a   Lai, Chi K ^a   Patel, Jignesh ^a   Moore, John ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^b   Shivkumar, Kalyanam ^a   Fishbein, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vein stenosis; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEMOSIDERIN; METOPROLOL; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 33846008431     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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