Computational method to predict esophageal temperature elevations during pulmonary vein isolation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1239-1248

  Musat, Dan ^a   Aziz, Emad F ^a   Koneru, Jayanthi ^a   Arshad, Aysha ^a   Kamath, Ganesh S ^a   Mittal, Suneet ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial fibrillation ablation; atrio esophageal fistula; esophageal temperature probe; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; THERMOMETERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957345385     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02804.x     Document Type: Article

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