Catheter entrapment in a pulmonary vein: A unique complication of pulmonary vein isolation

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 422-425

  Monney, Pierre ^a   Pascale, Patrizio ^a   Fromer, Martin ^a   Pruvot, Etienne ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77955365668     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-2675     Document Type: Article

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