Pulmonary Vein Widening Plasty for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis and Occlusion After Catheter Ablation Bart P. Van Putte, MD, PhD, Tim Smith, MD, PhD, Thom L. De Kroon, MD, Ralph J. Damiano, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 5, Pages e411-e412 (November 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.054 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction of the left atrium illustrates (left) the preoperative and (right) postoperative anatomy (dorsal view). (LIPV = left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV = left superior pulmonary vein.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, e411-e412DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.054) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Drawing illustrates the technical approach. (Ao = aorta; IVC = inferior vena cava; LA = left atrium; LIPV = left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV = left superior pulmonary vein; MPA = main pulmonary artery; SVC = superior vena cava.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, e411-e412DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.054) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions