Atrial tachycardias adjacent to the phrenic nerve: Recognition, potential problems, and solutions

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1186-1191

  Lee, Joseph C ^a   Steven, Daniel ^a   Roberts Thomson, Kurt C ^a   Raymond, Jean Marc ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Tedrow, Usha B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation complications; Atrial tachycardia; Epicardial ablation; Epicardial balloon placement; Phrenic nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PHRENIC NERVE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650716280     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.03.056     Document Type: Article

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