Cited 9 times since 2004 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC The American journal of cardiology, Volume 93, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1298-1302 Anatomical observations of the pulmonary veins with intracardiac echocardiography and hemodynamic consequences of narrowing of pulmonary vein ostial diameters after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Jongbloed MR, Bax JJ, Zeppenfeld K, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Intracardiac echocardiography was used to explore pulmonary venous (PV) anatomy and to monitor PV stenosis in 31 patients referred for radiofrequency catheter ablation at PV ostia. Interindividual variations in PV anatomy and insertion in the left atrium were observed. Narrowing of PV ostia after radiofrequency catheter ablation did not produce significant hemodynamic changes.
