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. 2017 Jan 23;9(1):e993. doi: 10.7759/cureus.993

Figure 1. The hypothesis of a thrombus in the pulmonary vein stump after lobectomy.

Figure 1

In a short PV stump, blood flow may occur because blood flow in the left atrium (LA) spreads through the entire PV stump. In the long PV stump, turbulent flow or stasis of blood may occur because blood flow in the LA does not spread throughout the stump [6].