Phrenic nerve injury after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Sacher, Frederic ^a,b,c   Jais, Pierre ^a   Stephenson, Kent ^b   O'Neill, Mark D ^a   Hocini, Meleze ^a   Clementy, Jacques ^a   Stevenson, William G ^b   Haissaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Phrenic nerve injury

Indexed keywords

BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 33846302072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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