The Variant Anatomy of Pulmonary Veins of People of Different Body Types
Elena V. Chaplygina,
Ol'ga A. Kaplunova,
Igor' A. Aboyan
et al.
Abstract:Cardiovascular diseases occupy a central place in the structure of morbidity and mortality in various population groups and in most cases occur with a heart rhythm disorder. One of the most common types of arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, the morphological substrate for the development of which is the left atrium and the region of the pulmonary veins. In connection with the introduction of modern imaging systems into the practice of cardiac surgery, which enable a detailed study of the anatomy of the heart a… Show more
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