Management of posterior atrial wall perforation during transseptal approach for left atrium ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1222-1225

  Scanavacca, Mauricio ^a   Pisani, Cristiano F ^a   Lara, Sissy ^a   Sosa, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial perforation; Catheter ablation; Hemopericardium; Pericardium puncture; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 67650762402     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.03.030     Document Type: Article

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