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pulmonary vein
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pulmonary vein [′pu̇l·mə‚ner·ē ′vān]
(anatomy)
A large vein that conducts oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart in tetrapods.


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Shortly after Griffin was born last July, he was diagnosed with TAPV (Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return), a life-threatening condition in which pulmonary veins are not properly attached to the heart.
With "one-click" segmentation of the left atrium and pulmonary veins, syngo InSpace EP can speed up exam times, helping to improve treatment planning, therapy and follow-up for ablation interventions.
Triggered by rapidly firing stimuli or premature beats arising from within the pulmonary veins, AFib is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting approximately 2.
 
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