kpcczКомплексные проблемы сердечно-сосудистых заболеванийComplex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases2306-12782587-9537Federal State Budgetary Institution “Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases”10.17802/2306-1278-2025-14-1-60-73kpccz-1529Research ArticleАНАЛИТИЧЕСКИЙ ОБЗОР. КардиологияREVIEW. CardiologyВЛИЯНИЕ ВАРИАНТНОЙ АНАТОМИИ ЛЕГОЧНЫХ ВЕН НА ПРЕДРАСПОЛОЖЕННОСТЬ К РАЗВИТИЮ ФИБРИЛЛЯЦИИ ПРЕДСЕРДИЙ И ИСХОДЫ ИНТЕРВЕНЦИОННОГО ЛЕЧЕНИЯ (ОБЗОР ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ)THE INFLUENCE OF VARIANT ANATOMY OF THE PULMONARY VEINS ON THE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND THE OUTCOMES OF INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT (REVIEW)https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9284-0732БартошНиколай ОлеговичBartoshNikolay O.

доктор медицинских наук, член-корреспондент РАО профессор кафедры топографической анатомии и оперативной хирургии имени академика Ю.М. Лопухина института анатомии и морфологии федерального государственного автономного образовательного учреждения высшего образования «Российский национальный исследовательский медицинский университет им. Н.И. Пирогова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации, Москва, Российская Федерация

PhD, correspondent member of Russian Academy of Education, professor of the Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery named after Academician U.M. Lopukhin, Institute of Anatomy and Morphology, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation

no.bartosh@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8445-3688БрюхановВалерий АлександровичBryukhanovValery A.

студент института клинической медицины им. Н.В. Склифосовского федерального государственного автономного образовательного учреждения высшего образования «Первый Московский государственный медицинский университет им. И.М. Сеченова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации (Сеченовский Университет), Москва, Российская Федерация

student of Institute of Clinical Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation

bryuhanov02@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8552-6727МилюковВладимир ЕфимовичMilyukovVladimir E.

доктор медицинских наук, профессор и. о. заведующего кафедрой топографической анатомии и оперативной хирургии имени академика Ю.М. Лопухина института анатомии и морфологии федерального государственного автономного образовательного учреждения высшего образования «Российский национальный исследовательский медицинский университет им. Н.И. Пирогова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации, Москва, Российская Федерация

PhD, Professor Head of the Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery named after Academician U.M. Lopukhin, Institute of Anatomy and Morphology, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation

Milyucov@mail.ruФедеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский национальный исследовательский медицинский университет им. Н.И. Пирогова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской ФедерацииРоссияFederal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationRussian FederationФедеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Первый Московский государственный медицинский университет им. И.М. Сеченова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации (Сеченовский Университет)РоссияFederal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)Russian Federation2025280220251416275Copyright © Бартош Н.О., Брюханов В.А., Милюков В.Е., 20252025Бартош Н.О., Брюханов В.А., Милюков В.Е.Bartosh N.O., Bryukhanov V.A., Milyukov V.E.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.nii-kpssz.com/jour/article/view/1529Основные положения

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В обзоре представлен анализ современной литературы, посвященной исследованиям вариантной анатомии легочных вен в качестве фактора, на основе которого прогнозируется предрасположенность к развитию фибрилляции предсердий, а также исход интервенционного лечения.

 

 

Резюме

Резюме

В настоящем обзоре рассматривается роль вариантной анатомии легочных вен в предрасположенности к развитию фибрилляции предсердий. Обсуждается использование индивидуальной анатомии легочных вен в оценке исхода интервенционного лечения.

Highlights

Highlights

The review presents an analysis of the current literature on studies of variant pulmonary vein anatomy as a factor that predicts predisposition to atrial fibrillation, as well as the outcome of interventional treatment.

 

 

Abstract

Abstract

This review examines the role of variant pulmonary vein anatomy in predisposition to the development of atrial fibrillation. The use of individual pulmonary vein anatomy in assessing the outcome of interventional treatment is discussed.

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