Atrial fibrillation ablation complications

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-172

  Sra, Jasbir ^a  

^a AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN OBSTRUCTION; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 47349123706     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9200-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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