First experience of percutaneous radio-frequency ablation for atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation in a patient with HeartMate II left ventricular assist device

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-67

  Maury, Philippe ^a   Delmas, Clement ^a   Trouillet, Charlotte ^a   Slaughter, Mark S ^b   Lairez, Olivier ^a   Galinier, Michel ^a   Roncalli, Jerome ^a   Bertrand, David ^c   Mathevet, Lydie ^d   Duparc, Alexandre ^a   Salvador, Michelle ^a   Delay, Marc ^a   Dambrin, Camille ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (United States)

^c THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Biosense Webster   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Electromagnetic interferences; HeartMate II; Left ventricular assist device; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE THERAPY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049460418     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-010-9476-6     Document Type: Article

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