Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal (Jan 2014)

The ABC of a Simple Method for Pulmonary Vein Angiography

  • Guram Imnadze,
  • Wolfgang Kranig,
  • Rainer Grove,
  • Endrik Wolff,
  • Joachim Thale

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0972-6292(16)30717-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 53 – 59

Abstract

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Catheter-directed intervention to treat atrial fibrillation (AF) is becoming widely accepted procedure in current clinical practice. For assessment of pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy, angiography of left atrium (LA) and/or PV is often performed. We present a new, simple angiographic method for PVs and LA opacification using SL1 sheath. Total of 100 patients in our clinic underwent this procedure. In all of the cases good angiographic results were achieved. No immediate or late complications related to this procedure were observed.

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