Topographic variability of the esophageal left atrial relation influencing ablation lines in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 146-150

  Kottkamp, Hans ^a   Piorkowski, Christopher ^a   Tanner, Hildegard ^a   Kobza, Richard ^a   Dorszewski, Anja ^a   Schirdewahn, Petra ^a   Gerds Li, Jin Hong ^a   Hindricks, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Esophagus; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; TOPOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 14644442894     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40604.x     Document Type: Article

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