Open AccessCoexistence of persistent left superior vena cava with common inferior pulmonary vein in a patient with atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Kiuchi Kunihiko,
Okajima Katsunori,
Takahashi Yu,
Yokoi Kiminobu,
Shimane Akira
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1016/j.joa.2014.12.007
Subject(s) - medicine , persistent left superior vena cava , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , pulmonary vein , ablation , coronary sinus
Coexistence of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) with a common inferior pulmonary vein (CIPV) is very rare. The electrical assessment of those thoracic veins was performed during the atrial fibrillation ablation.