Gastroesophageal reflux and atrial-esophageal fistula

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1463-1464

  Stevenson, William G ^a   Saltzman, John R ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; CATHETER ABLATION; DEMEESTER SCORE; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FISTULA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSOR; THERMAL INJURY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DISEASE; NOTE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FISTULA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 76849102931     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.07.023     Document Type: Editorial

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