A rare complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation of left atrial tachycardia: Atrial septal dissection and left atrial hematoma formation

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-281

  Uçar, Özgül ^a   Çiçekçioǧlu, Hülya ^a   Diker, Erdem ^a   Aydoǧdu, Sinan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Catheter ablation adverse effects; Echocardiography; Heart septum; Hematoma; Tachycardia therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CYST; DISSECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PUNCTURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL SEPTUM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 79953282950     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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