Open AccessBeating pulmonary vein sign during catheter ablation
Author(s) -
Ishida Shinichi,
Takemoto Yoshio,
Yamase Yuichiro,
Yagami Kei
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5371
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tamponade , pericardial effusion , pulmonary vein , catheter , cardiology , circulatory system , tamponade , radiology , catheter ablation , ablation
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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