title: Another gate keeper to protect the mitral isthmus? Importance of the vein of Marshall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural, Amagasaki Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyasu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshitani
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Yukihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takatsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography
keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; left atrial flutter; mitral isthmus; vein of Marshall