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Table 4 Distribution of large pulmonary veins

From: Prognostic value of pulmonary vein size in prediction of atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Pulmonary Vein

N

Large Diameter

(≥2.7 cm)

Large CSA

(≥3.71 cm2)

Left inferior

58

1 (2 %)

2 (3 %)

Left superior

58

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

Left common

13

6 (46 %)

5 (38 %)

Right inferior

71

4 (6 %)

5 (7 %)

Right middle

7

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

Right superior

71

17 (24 %)

15 (21 %)

  1. Large pulmonary veins (PV) were defined as PV in the top 10th percentile for each measure of PV size. The percentage of large PV at each position compared to the total number of PV at that position is reported. CSA = cross-sectional area
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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