ECG findings of acute myocardial infarction and atrioventricular block during a transseptal procedure for left atrial ablation

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 284-287

  Efremidis, Michalis ^a   Letsas, Konstantinos P ^a   Xydonas, Sotirios ^a   Koutras, Konstantinos ^a   Sideris, Antonios ^a   Kardaras, Fotios ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular block; ST segment elevation; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSSEPTAL PROCEDURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54549092773     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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