Interatrial septum thickness and difficulty with transseptal puncture during redo catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1606-1611

  Tomlinson, David R ^a   Sabharwal, Nikant ^a   Bashir, Yaver ^a   Betts, Timothy R ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Interatrial septum; Transesophageal echocardiography; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56149123640     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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