Atrial arrhythmias following lung transplantation: A state of the art review

Figure 1 Surgical steps of pulmonary vein anastomosis during lung transplantation. A: Donor left atrial cuff being fashioned on right side (viewed from the head end); B: Recipient pulmonary vein orifices fashioned as a single left atrial cuff on right side (viewed from the foot end); C: Left atrial cuff (pulmonary vein) of the donor being anastomosed to the recipient left atrial cuff (viewed from the foot end). LA: Left atrium.