Novel technique to prevent left phrenic nerve injury during epicardial catheter ablation

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Matsuo, Seiichiro ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Knecht, Sebastien ^a   Lim, Kang Teng ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Derval, Nicolas ^a   Wright, Matthew ^a   Sacher, Frederic ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; INJURY; PERICARDIUM; THORAX INJURY;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 44649116537     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.748335     Document Type: Article

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