Anatomic evaluation of the left phrenic nerve relevant to epicardial and endocardial catheter ablation: Implications for phrenic nerve injury

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 764-768

  Sánchez Quintana, Damián ^a   Ho, Siew Yen ^b   Climent, Vicente ^a   Murillo, Margarita ^a   Cabrera, José Angel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ablation; Anatomy; Atrial appendage; Atrial tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CADAVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 65649100865     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.02.029     Document Type: Article

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