Assessment of pulmonary veins after atrio-pericardial anastomosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The atrio-pericardial anastomosis (APA) uses a pericardial pouch to create a large communication between the left atrium and the pulmonary venous contributaries in order to avoid direct suturing of the pulmonary veins during the repa...

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Main Authors: Greenway Steven C, Yoo Shi-Joon, Baliulis Giedrius, Caldarone Christopher, Coles John, Grosse-Wortmann Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/13/1/72