Relevance of imaging structures adjacent to the left atrium during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-275

  Donaldson, David M ^a   Shah, Amar ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a   Barrett, Conor D ^a   Holmvang, Godtfred ^a   Abbara, Suhny ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy ^a   Mansour, Moussa ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Computed tomography; Imaging; Left atrial mapping; Magnetic resonance imaging; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE INJURY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS;

EID: 74849095413     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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