Ablation on the mitral annulus for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: Anatomical consideration to prevent coronary injury

Ablation on the mitral annulus for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: Anatomical consideration to prevent coronary injury

Coronary injury is a crucial complication of ablation on the posterior mitral annulus (PMA). Fifty autopsy heart specimens were classified into different types according to the final branch of the left circumflex coronary artery. The no-coronary area on the PMA was examined in each type. The postero...

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Main Authors: Hajime Imura, MD, Kiyomi Y. Hames, MD, Yasuo Miyagi, MD, Hiroshige Murata, MD, Takashi Nitta, MD, Masami Ochi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Mitral annulus
Ablation
Coronary injury
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427613001816

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