Anatomic relationship of the esophagus and left atrium: Implication for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

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Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2581-2587

  Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Wu, Mei Han ^a   Higa, Satoshi ^a   Lee, Kun Tai ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Hsu, Nai Wei ^b   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Esophagus; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 27144471825     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.4.2581     Document Type: Article

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