Compression of the posterior left atrium by a nonaneurysmal descending thoracic aorta in a patient undergoing pulmonary vein isolation procedure for atrial fibrillation.
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Ivan
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Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Godtfred
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D'Avila
Andre
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Kevin Heist
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Mansour
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*