A possible surgical technique to avoid esophageal and circumflex artery injuries using radiofrequency ablation to treat atrial fibrillation

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 352-355

  Khargi, Krishna ^a   Laczkovics, Axel ^a   Müller, Klaus ^a   Deneke, Thomas ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Circumflex artery injury; Esophagus injury; Esophagus perforation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2442444953     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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