Disseminated intravascular coagulation as a complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1011-1013

  Park, Hyung Wook ^a   Cho, Sang Hee ^b   Kim, Kye Hun ^a   Cho, Jeong Gwan ^a,b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; D DIMER; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; HEPARIN; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DYSPNEA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PULMONARY VEIN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AGED; SYNDROME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 32944473618     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.40800.x     Document Type: Article

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