Correlative anatomy for the electrophysiologist: Ablation for atrial fibrillation. Part II: Regional anatomy of the atria and relevance to damage of adjacent structures during AF ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 829-836

  MacEdo, Paula G ^a   Kapa, Suraj ^a,b   Mears, Jennifer A ^a   Fratianni, Amy ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; anatomy; atrial fibrillation; autonomics; pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954045394     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01730.x     Document Type: Review

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