Left Atrial Anatomy Relevant to Catheter Ablation
Joint Authors
Saremi, Farhood
Sánchez-Quintana, Damián
López-Mínguez, José Ramón
Macías, Yolanda
Cabrera, José Angel
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The rapid development of interventional procedures for the treatment of arrhythmias in humans, especially the use of catheter ablation techniques, has renewed interest in cardiac anatomy.
Although the substrates of atrial fibrillation (AF), its initiation and maintenance, remain to be fully elucidated, catheter ablation in the left atrium (LA) has become a common therapeutic option for patients with this arrhythmia.
Using ablation catheters, various isolation lines and focal targets are created, the majority of which are based on gross anatomical, electroanatomical, and myoarchitectual patterns of the left atrial wall.
Our aim was therefore to review the gross morphological and architectural features of the LA and their relations to extracardiac structures.
The latter have also become relevant because extracardiac complications of AF ablation can occur, due to injuries to the phrenic and vagal plexus nerves, adjacent coronary arteries, or the esophageal wall causing devastating consequences.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sánchez-Quintana, Damián& López-Mínguez, José Ramón& Macías, Yolanda& Cabrera, José Angel& Saremi, Farhood. 2014. Left Atrial Anatomy Relevant to Catheter Ablation. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460694
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sánchez-Quintana, Damián…[et al.]. Left Atrial Anatomy Relevant to Catheter Ablation. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sánchez-Quintana, Damián& López-Mínguez, José Ramón& Macías, Yolanda& Cabrera, José Angel& Saremi, Farhood. Left Atrial Anatomy Relevant to Catheter Ablation. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460694
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460694