Real-time rotational ICE imaging of the relationship of the ablation catheter tip and the esophagus during atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-137

  Helms, Adam ^a   West, J Jason ^a   Patel, Amit ^a   Mounsey, J Paul ^a   Dimarco, John P ^a   Mangrum, J Michael ^a   Ferguson, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioesophageal fistula; Catheter ablation; Complications; Echocardiography; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOCARDIUM; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK REDUCTION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59149098103     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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