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Fig. 7.35
Geometry of model-C
A
from
a
an inferior, and
b
atrial view, whereas model-C
B
and
model-C
C
are shown in
c
and
d
, respectively. The name of the four veins and the location of the
LAA are indicated in
b
.
LSPV
left superior pulmonary vein;
RSPV
right superior pulmonary vein;
LIPV
left inferior pulmonary vein;
RIPV
right inferior pulmonary vein
also in our subject, the entry locations of the left pulmonary veins are closer to the
mitral plane than the right pulmonary veins. The left atrium appendage (LAA) lies
adjacent to the ostium of the left superior pulmonary vein and is indicated with an
arrow in Fig.
7.35b
.
To examine the impact of the venous entry locations, two additional models were
constructed;
C
B
and
C
C
. There are several possible entry locations for the pulmo-
nary veins. We chose to keep the angle fixed between the pulmonary vein trunks, as
seen from an atrial view, while the pulmonary veins vertical distance to the mitral
valve plane were modified. The geometries of the atrial chambers were identical
with
C
A
. In
C
B
the left pulmonary veins are moved up to the same level as the right
pulmonary veins, the isthmus line is then in accordance with the maximum distance
measured in Schmidt et al. (2006). We assume the interpatient variability also ap-
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