Intra-pericardial balloon retraction of the left atrium: A novel method to prevent esophageal injury during catheter ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1473-1475

  Buch, Eric ^a   Nakahara, Shiro ^a   Shivkumar, Kalyanam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Esophageal injury

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PULMONARY VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 53249130661     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.06.023     Document Type: Article

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