Invasive electrophysiology: Complications, nightmares and their management;Invasive elektrophysiologie: Komplikationen, alpträume und deren management - Rechtskardiale katheterablationen

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 204-215

  Reithmann, Christopher ^a   Hahnefeld, A ^a   Fiek, M ^a   Ulbrich, M ^a   Steinbeck, G ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Complications; Right atrium; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY INJURY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INJURY; HEART PERFORATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 37349079523     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-007-0584-7     Document Type: Review

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