Anatomic proximity of the esophagus to the coronary sinus: Implication for catheter ablation within the coronary sinus

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 266-269

  Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^a   Wu, Mei Han ^a   Chern, Ming Sheng ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Chiang, Shuo Ju ^a   Ong, Mary Gertrude ^a   Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^a   Hsu, Nai Wei ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Coronary sinus; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644754854     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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