Atrio-oesophageal fistula following circumferential pulmonary vein ablation: Verification of diagnosis with multislice computed tomography

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-190

  Schley, Philipp ^a   Gülker, Hartmut ^a   Horlitz, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrio oesophageal fistula; Catheter ablation; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG VEIN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FISTULA; HEART ATRIUM; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FISTULA; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646824124     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euj050     Document Type: Article

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