Prevalence of fever in patients undergoing left atrial ablation of atrial fibrillation guided by barium esophagraphy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 883-887

  Ruby, Rubinder S ^a   Wells, Darryl ^a   Sankaran, Sundar ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Ebinger, Matthew ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Pelosi Jr , Frank ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Atrial fibrillation; Barium; Catheter ablation; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BARIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68149141058     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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