Life-threatening left atrial wall hematoma secondary to a pulmonary vein laceration: An unusual complication of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 556-558

  Echahidi, Najmeddine ^a   Philippon, François ^a   O'Hara, Gilles ^a   Champagne, Jean ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Complication

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LACERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 43049108401     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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