Impact of Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation on Right Ventricular Function: A Pilot Study

Objective. Thoracoscopic surgical pulmonary vein isolation (sPVI) has been added to the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), showing excellent efficacy outcomes. However, data on right ventricular (RV) function following sPVI has never been studied. Our aim was to investigate RV function following...

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Main Authors: Gijs E. De Maat, Yoran M. Hummel, Alberto Pozzoli, Ottavio R. Alfieri, Michiel Rienstra, Yuri Blaauw, Isabelle C. Van Gelder, Massimo A. Mariani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7392435