Complications of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Cause, prevention and management

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages

  Iesaka, Yoshito ^a,b  

^a Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital   (Japan)

^b TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrio esophageal fistula; Catheter ablation; Left atrial tachycardia; Pulmonary vein stenosis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33751184871     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00629.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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