Mechanical esophageal deflection during ablation of atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 957-961

  Herweg, Bengt ^a   Johnson, Nancy ^a   Postler, Gilbert ^a   Curtis, Anne B ^a   Barold, S Serge ^a   Ilercil, Arzu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Esophageal injury

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MECHANICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33748687195     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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