The esophageal effects of cryoenergy during cryoablation for atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 962-969

  Ahmed, Humera ^a   Neuzil, Petr ^b   d'Avila, Andre ^a   Cha, Yong Mei ^c   Laragy, Margaret ^d   Mares, Karel ^b   Brugge, William R ^d   Forcione, David G ^d   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^d   Packer, Douglas L ^c   Reddy, Vivek Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complications; Esophageal injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULCER;

EID: 67549150484     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.03.051     Document Type: Article

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