Right coronary artery occlusion during RF ablation of typical atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 818-821

  Mykytsey, Andrew ^a   Kehoe, Richard ^b   Bharati, Saroja ^a,c   Maheshwari, Pradeep ^b   Halleran, Sean ^a   Krishnan, Kousik ^a   Razminia, Mansour ^b   Mina, Adel ^a   Trohman, Richard G ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial flutter; catheter ablation; cavotricuspid isthmus; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY STENT; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; ATRIAL FLUTTER; AUTOPSY; CORONARY OCCLUSION; FATALITY; HEART ARREST; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

ADULT; ATRIAL FLUTTER; AUTOPSY; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY OCCLUSION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77954061804     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01711.x     Document Type: Article

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