title: Anomaly of the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation detected by ECG-gated multi-slice computed tomography.
abstract: We illustrate pulmonary vein anatomy in 2 patients undergoing multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) scanning prior to atrial fibrillation ablation, including anomaly of the pulmonary vein. The anomalous variations need to be investigated before catheter procedure, because of the anomalous variations. Non-invasive imaging using MSCT could have important clinical implications and provide the physicians useful information on morphological feature in patients with atrial fibrillation before catheter ablation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan. smatsuo@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shinro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakae
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horie
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed