Aortic injury is common following pulmonary vein isolation
Tung P, Hong SN, Chan RH, Peters DC, Hauser TH, Manning WJ, Josephson ME. Aortic injury is common following pulmonary vein isolation. Heart Rhythm 2013, 10: 653-658. PMID: 23318348, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein isolationVein isolationAortic blood poolPercent of patientsNumber of patientsCardiac magnetic resonanceLate gadolinium enhancementSignificant increaseAortic injuryEsophageal injuryAortic enhancementMediastinal structuresGadolinium enhancementPatientsControl groupAortaClinical implicationsHyperenhancementMean signal intensityBlood poolLGELatter groupLA enhancementInjuryLarger LA