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ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2015

Distance between the Left Atrial Appendage and Mitral Annulus Evaluated by CARTO 3 Integrated Computed Tomography Imaging.

Gabriel Cismaru, Radu Rosu, Nihal El Kamar, Lucian Muresan, Mihai Puiu, Marius Andronache, Paul Puie, Roxana Matuz, Gabriel Gusetu, Dana Pop and 2 more

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Article in Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gabriel CismaruDepartment of Cardiology, Rehabilitation Hospital, luj-Napoca, Romania.
Radu Rosu
Nihal El Kamar
Lucian Muresan
Mihai Puiu
Marius Andronache
Paul Puie
Roxana Matuz
Gabriel Gusetu
Dana Pop
Petru Adrian Mircea
Dumitru Zdrenghea
Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy · FRClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · ROIuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

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Abstract

objectiveTo measure distances between pulmonary veins (PV) and mitral annulus (MA) using angiographic computed tomography (CT) and to compare them with the left atrial appendage-MA (LAA-MA) line. MATERIALS AND

methodsData from 46 catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation involving 36 males, mean age 53 years, range 27-78 years, were analyzed. Three types of mitral isthmus lines were measured using angiographic CT images integrated in the CARTO 3 system (Biosense Webster): the distance between the right superior PV and MA (RSPV-MA), the right inferior PV and MA (RIPV-MA), and the left inferior PV and MA (LIPV-MA). They were compared with the length of the LAA-MA line.

resultsThe mean value of LIPV-MA was 29 ± 11.2 mm, RIPV-MA 39 ± 8.2 mm, and RSPV-MA 48 ± 8.2 mm. The circumflex artery (CxA) and the coronary sinus (CS) were closest to the LIPV-MA line. Compared with the three isthmus lines, the LAA-MA was the shortest (24.7 ± 15.6 mm), and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05).

conclusionThe angiographic CT provided detailed information regarding the anatomy of the left atrium and distances between atrial structures. The LAA-MA was shorter than the other three lines with the CxA and CS situated at a distance.

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AdultAgedAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationCatheter AblationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValvePulmonary VeinsTomography, X-Ray Computed

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PMCPMC5588268
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