Real-time monitoring of luminal esophageal temperature during left atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Observations about esophageal heating during ablation at the pulmonary vein ostia and posterior left atrium

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-170

  Perzanowski, Christian ^a   Teplitsky, Liane ^a   Hranitzky, Patrick M ^a   Bahnson, Tristram D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioesophageal fistula; Catheter ablation; Esophagus; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COOLING; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEATING; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL INJURY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ESOPHAGUS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 33644776087     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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