Hybrid epicardial and endocardial catheter ablation in a patient with atrial fibrillation and suspicious left atrial thrombus

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 384-387

  Choi, Jong Il ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Epicardium; Left atrium; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; PROPAFENONE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 59449103941     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0276     Document Type: Article

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