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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Beating pulmonary vein sign during catheter ablation
Shinichi Ishida1, Yoshio Takemoto2, Yuichiro Yamase2
1Department of Cardiac Surgery Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital Tajimi Japan.
Abstract:
The beating of a pulmonary vein during cardiac catheterization is a rare phenomenon caused by the heart beating through the pericardial effusion when a cardiac tamponade occurs. This "beating pulmonary vein" sign is useful for early detection of a tamponade before circulatory collapse occurs.
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