Complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Incidence and predictors

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 627-631

  Spragg, David D ^a   Dalal, Darshan ^a   Cheema, Aamir ^a   Scherr, Daniel ^a,b   Chilukuri, Karuna ^a   Cheng, Alan ^a   Henrikson, Charles A ^a   Marine, Joseph E ^a   Berger, Ronald D ^a   Dong, Jun ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complication

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMOPTYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45149110486     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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