Anatomic relations of the Marshall vein: Importance for catheterization of the coronary sinus in ablation procedures

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 915-919

  De Oliveira, Ítalo Martins ^a   Scanavacca, Maurício Ibrahim ^a,b   Correia, Aristides Tadeu ^a,b   Sosa, Eduardo Argentino ^a,b   Aiello, Vera Demarchi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Clinicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Left atrial oblique vein; Marshall ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN DIAMETER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMEGALY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMEGALY; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; VEINS;

EID: 42449164377     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum175     Document Type: Article

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