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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2023

Imaging approaches for pulmonary vein isolation in patients after lobectomy or pneumonectomy: a case series.

Ann-Kathrin Rahm, Dominik Linz, Uffe Jakob Ortved Gang

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2023. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Ann-Kathrin RahmDepartment of Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Dominik LinzDepartment of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4893-0824
Uffe Jakob Ortved GangDepartment of Cardiology, Zealand University Hospital, Sygehusvej 10, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1685-306X
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity of Copenhagen · DKZealand University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In patients who underwent pneumonectomy, pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation by catheter ablation may be complicated by the anatomical alterations caused by the surgical intervention. Pre- and peri-procedural imaging can visualize and guide the procedure to assure safety and procedural success. Case summary: This case series describes different imaging and ablation strategies in three cases from three different ablation centres with the unusually challenging and complex anatomical conditions in patients following lobectomy or pneumonectomy. Discussion: Pulmonary vein isolation in patients with previous pulmonary resection was feasible by both radiofrequency and cryocatheter ablation despite the anatomical alterations caused by the surgery. Pre- and peri-procedural imaging by cardiac computed tomography and transoesophageal echocardiography contributed to an increased understanding of the complex anatomical substrate.

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Case seriesComplex anatomyImagingPneumonectomyPulmonary vein isolation

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PMID36941967
PMCPMC10023874
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