The phrenic nerve and atrial fibrillation ablation procedures

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 430-446

  Mears, Jennifer A ^a   Lachman, Nirusha ^a   Christensen, Kevin ^b   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic ^*

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Complications; Cryoablation; Electroanatomic mapping; Phrenic nerve; Radiofrequency ablation; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CRYOABLATION; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 74549114567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4022/jafib.v1i7.539     Document Type: Review

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