Understanding Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging to Improve Safety of Procedures
Yuichiro Miyazaki, Mark Rimmer, Peter Hanna, Yae Min Park, Kyoko Miyazaki, Shintaro Yamagami, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Shumpei Mori · 2026
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Description
Miyazaki and colleagues presented in 2026 a detailed anatomy guide to the right ventricular outflow tract of the heart. This passage, where blood leaves the right ventricle toward the lungs, is a common source of abnormal heart rhythms. The authors argue its anatomy is often taught with flat sketches or distorted specimens, which mislead proceduralists.
Using pressure-perfused, fixed hearts from two collections, they provide undistorted three-dimensional dissection images matched with clinical scans. The tract is shown as a curved, conical tube, not a simple cylinder, with six segments tied to the pulmonary valve sinuses. Neighbouring structures include both coronary arteries, the left atrial appendage, and the chest wall, all at risk during procedures. The authors present the atlas as a safety resource: knowing the real layout should cut complications in rhythm and valve interventions.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuichiro Miyazaki, Mark Rimmer, Peter Hanna, Yae Min Park, Kyoko Miyazaki, Shintaro Yamagami, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Shumpei Mori |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |