Compression of the posterior left atrium by a nonaneurysmal descending thoracic aorta in a patient undergoing pulmonary vein isolation procedure for atrial fibrillation

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2007 Feb;18(2):229. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00695.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Conduction System / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Veins / surgery*