"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.
The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
| Descriptor ID |
D011667
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.713
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Veins- Pulmonary Veins
- Veins, Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Vein
- Vein, Pulmonary
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pulmonary Veins" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pulmonary Veins" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Veins" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock and atrial fibrillation receiving pulmonary vein isolation or AV node ablation and cardiac resynchronization. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2026 Jan; 69(1):135-142.
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Esophageal Heating and Damage With High-Power-Short-Duration Radiofrequency and Pulsed Field Ablation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2025 Oct; 11(10):2190-2201.
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Impact of systolic dominant pulmonary venous flow morphology on outcomes after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 11; 104(5):1027-1036.
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Hybrid Interventions for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Leveraging Intraoperative Endovascular Adjuncts in Challenging Clinical Scenarios. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 11; 15(6):703-713.
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Pulmonary Vein Isolation With or Without Left Atrial Appendage Ligation in Atrial Fibrillation: The aMAZE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2024 04 02; 331(13):1099-1108.
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Comparison of Ablation Strategies for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Post Hoc Analysis of the DECAAF II Study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 10; 16(10):e011975.
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Pulmonary Vein Atresia: Feasibility of Initial Recanalization Attempts with Subsequent Follow-up. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Feb; 48(2):101463.
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Comparison of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Apr; 66(3):585-595.
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Fetal Doppler Echocardiographic Assessment Predicts Severe Postnatal Obstruction in Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 11; 35(11):1168-1175.
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Surgical and Cardiac Catheterization Outcomes of Scimitar Syndrome Patients: A Three Decade Single-Center Experience. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Mar; 44(3):579-586.