Recognition and Prevention of Complications During Epicardial Ablation

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-134

  Yamada, Takumi ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Complication; Epicardial; Prevention; Recognition

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE; WARFARIN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EPICARDIAL ABLATION; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CYCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG INJURY; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SEDATION; ST SEGMENT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 74849099275     PISSN: 18779182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2009.11.012     Document Type: Review

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