"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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Veins" by people in Profiles.
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Pulmonary Vein Flow Indices by MRI for Diastolic Function Evaluation. NMR Biomed. 2026 Sep; 39(9):e70364.
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Clinical utility of a small diameter four-row stapler reload for large vessel transection in lung transplants. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Oct 17; 20(1):359.
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Efficacy and Safety of Spatiotemporal Electrogram Dispersion Ablation With Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 10; 36(10):2485-2497.
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Isoproterenol for Unmasking Dormant Conduction and Non-Pulmonary Vein Triggers During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Prospective Multicenter Study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 09; 36(9):2304-2317.
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Procedural and Clinical Outcomes of High-Frequency Low-Tidal Volume Ventilation Plus Rapid-Atrial Pacing in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 07; 36(7):1461-1471.
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Transarterial Embolization for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 08; 36(8):1239-1253.e18.
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Pulsed Field Ablation to Treat Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Safety and Effectiveness in the AdmIRE Pivotal Trial. Circulation. 2024 Oct 08; 150(15):1174-1186.
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Lesion characteristics using high-frequency low-tidal volume ventilation versus standard ventilation during ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 10; 35(10):1962-1971.
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High-frequency low-tidal volume ventilation improves procedural and long-term clinical outcomes in persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: Prospective multicenter registry. Heart Rhythm. 2025 02; 22(2):432-442.
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Vascular Plugs Improve Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Occlusion over Coil Embolization Alone: A Proof-of-Concept Study Using Dual-Energy CT. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2024 10; 35(10):1492-1497.e5.