Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in lung functioning but also in maintaining sufficient ...

Electrogram recordings in a patient with a focal pulmonary vein (PV) tachycardia originating from the right upper PV (RUPV). The fluoroscopic image (left anterior oblique projection) in (A ...

Recent years have seen an enormous amount of experimental and clinical research into role of the pulmonary veins (PVs) in atrial fibrillation (AF). Advanced imaging techniques have confirmed the ...

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About The Study: Among patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, linear ablation combined with ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall in addition to pulmonary vein isolation significantly ...

Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.

The shape of the heart cavities and the angle at which the pulmonary veins reach them are not always the same; rather, they vary according to the anatomical characteristics of each subject.

More information: Caihua Sang et al, Pulmonary Vein Isolation With Optimized Linear Ablation vs Pulmonary Vein Isolation Alone for Persistent AF, JAMA (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.24438 ...

CardioFocus announced that investigators completed the first series of treatments in a study of its OptiShot pulsed-field ...

you could also get another DVT or a pulmonary embolism. PCD is a serious condition where the clot, or “thrombosis,” causes extreme buildup of fluid -- even more than DVT -- in a major vein and ...