Safe and effective ablation of atrial fibrillation: Importance of esophageal temperature monitoring to avoid periesophageal nerve injury as a complication of pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Kuwahara, Taishi ^a   Takahashi, Atsushi ^a   Kobori, Atsushi ^a   Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Takei, Asumi ^a   Nozato, Toshihiro ^a   Hikita, Hiroyuki ^a   Sato, Akira ^b   Aonuma, Kazutaka ^b  

^a YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Esophageal temperature; Periesophageal nervous injury; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PERIESOPHAGEAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STOMACH MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAGUS NERVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PULMONARY VEINS; THERMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149117951     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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