Pulmonary Veins

"Pulmonary Veins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

Descriptor ID	D011667
MeSH Number(s)	A07.231.908.713
Concept/Terms	Pulmonary Veins Pulmonary Veins Veins, Pulmonary Pulmonary Vein Vein, Pulmonary

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Anatomy [A]
Cardiovascular System [A07]
Blood Vessels [A07.231]
Veins [A07.231.908]
Pulmonary Veins [A07.231.908.713]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	2	3
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2015	2	0	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	2	0	2

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Reddy VY, Gerstenfeld EP, Schmidt B, Nair D, Natale A, Saliba W, Verma A, Sommer P, Metzner A, Turagam M, Weiner S, Champagne J, Garcio-Bolao I, Calkins H, Olson J, Issa Z, Winner M, Su W, Tomassoni G, Kim J, Hook B, Delurgio DB, Gibson DN, Daccarett M, Patel C, Bhalla K, Shehata M, Harding JD, Cheung JW, Raybuck JD, Roelke S, Schwartz T, Sutton BS, Mansour M. Pulsed Field Ablation for Persistent?Atrial?Fibrillation: 1-Year Results of ADVANTAGE AF. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 May 06; 85(17):1664-1678.

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Ferro EG, Reynolds MR, Xu J, Song Y, Cohen DJ, Wadhera RK, d'Avila A, Zimetbaum PJ, Yeh RW, Kramer DB. Contemporary Administrative Codes to Identify Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jan 21; 14(2):e037003.

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Ferro EG, Reynolds MR, Xu J, Song Y, Cohen DJ, Wadhera RK, d'Avila A, Zimetbaum PJ, Yeh RW, Kramer DB. Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Among Older Adults in the United States: A Nationwide Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Jul; 10(7 Pt 1):1341-1350.

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Tuwairqi K, Salahuddin A, Judson G, Blusztein D, Moore P, Anwar S, Mahadevan VS. First in Human: Transcatheter Repair of Isolated Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 09; 15(9):e012132.

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DeLurgio DB, Crossen KJ, Gill J, Blauth C, Oza SR, Magnano AR, Mostovych MA, Halkos ME, Tschopp DR, Kerendi F, Taigen TL, Shults CC, Shah MH, Rajendra AB, Osorio J, Silver JS, Hook BG, Gilligan DM, Calkins H. Hybrid Convergent Procedure for the Treatment of Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Results of CONVERGE Clinical Trial. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 12; 13(12):e009288.

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Reynolds MR, Zheng Q, Doros G. Laser balloon ablation for AF: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 10; 29(10):1363-1370.

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Anter E, Di Biase L, Contreras-Valdes FM, Gianni C, Mohanty S, Tschabrunn CM, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Leshem E, Buxton AE, Kulbak G, Halaby RN, Zimetbaum PJ, Waks JW, Thomas RJ, Natale A, Josephson ME. Atrial Substrate and Triggers of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 Nov; 10(11).

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Tree M, Wei ZA, Munz B, Maher K, Deshpande S, Slesnick T, Yoganathan A. A Method for In Vitro TCPC Compliance Verification. J Biomech Eng. 2017 Jun 01; 139(6).

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Szeplaki G, Keaney J, Keelan E, Valentine J, Galvin J. Isolation of the superior vena cava to block unidirectional exit conduction from the right-sided pulmonary veins during atrial fibrillation ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2017 Aug; 49(2):127-128.

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Hanley M, Ahmed O, Chandra A, Gage KL, Gerhard-Herman MD, Ginsburg M, Gornik HL, Johnson PT, Oliva IB, Ptak T, Steigner ML, Strax R, Rybicki FJ, Dill KE. ACR Appropriateness Criteria Clinically Suspected Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Jul; 13(7):796-800.

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