Cardiac Anatomy for the Electrophysiologist with Emphasis on the Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins
( Human Anatomy - Reviews and Medical Advances )
Publication series ： Human Anatomy - Reviews and Medical Advances
Author： Gabriel Cismaru Lucian Muresan Puiu Mihai Radu Rosu5
Publisher： IntechOpen
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: INT6603169120
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535136118
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535136125
Subject： R3 Basic Medical
Keyword： 基础医学
Language： ENG
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Cardiac Anatomy for the Electrophysiologist with Emphasis on the Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins
Description
This chapter aims to provide basic anatomical knowledge for the interventional electrophysiologists to understand catheter placement and ablation targets. We begin with the location of the heart inside the mediastinum, position of cardiac chambers, pericardial space and neighboring structures of the heart. We continue with the right atrium and important structures inside it: sinus node, cavotricuspid isthmus, Koch’s triangle and interatrial septum with fossa ovalis. A special part of this chapter is dedicated to the left atrium and pulmonary veins with the venoatrial junction, important structures for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. We finish our description with both ventricles with outflow tracts and the coronary venous system.
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