Repeat transseptal catheterization after ablation for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Marcus, Gregory M ^a,b   Ren, Xiushui ^a   Tseng, Zian H ^a   Badhwar, Nitish ^a   Lee, Byron K ^a   Lee, Randall J ^a   Foster, Elyse ^a   Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Patent foramen ovale; Transseptal catheterization; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT TRANSSEPTAL CATHETERIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845688401     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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