Right hemi-diaphragm paralysis following cardiac radiofrequency ablation

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1657-1659

  Swallow, E B ^a   Dayer, M J ^a   Oldfield, W L ^a   Moxham, J ^b   Polkey, M I ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hemi diaphragm paralysis; Phrenic nerve testing; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIO WAVES; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS;

EID: 33746802773     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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