Postintervention Dyspnea after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Think of a Phrenic Nerve Injury

Figure 3

(a) Cardiac MDCT in paracoronal view showing the right pericardiophrenic bundle (arrows) adjacent to the superior vena cava (SVC) and right atrium (RA). (b) Paraxial view demonstrating the close relation (1 mm) of the pericardiophrenic bundle (arrow) to the right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV). RA: right atrium, LA: left atrium, LAA: left atrial appendage, RAA: right atrial appendage, and LPV: Left pulmonary veins.

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