Persistent iatrogenic atrial septal defect after pulmonary vein isolation: Incidence and clinical implications

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-181

  Rillig, Andreas ^a,b   Meyerfeldt, Udo ^a,b   Birkemeyer, Ralf ^a,b   Treusch, Fabian ^a,b   Kunze, Markus ^a,b   Jung, Werner ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b SCHWARZWALD BAAR KLINIKUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial septal defect; Complication; Left to right shunting; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 48349105460     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9257-7     Document Type: Article

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