ST-segment elevation induced during the transseptal procedure for radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Letsas, Konstantinos P ^a   Pappas, Loukas K ^a   Gavrielatos, Gerasimos ^a   Efremidis, Michalis ^a   Sideris, Antonios ^a   Kardaras, Fotios ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery embolism; Coronary artery ischemia; Coronary artery spasm; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY EMBOLISM; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE; VAGUS NERVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 33751251676     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.065     Document Type: Article

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