Ablation of incessant left atrial tachycardia without fluoroscopy in a pregnant woman

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 346-349

  Ferguson, John D ^a   Helms, Adam ^a   Mangrum, J Michael ^a   Dimarco, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; fluoroscopy; intracardiac echocardiography; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INCESSANT LEFT SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; P WAVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SWELLING; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952520205     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01847.x     Document Type: Article

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