Phrenic nerve monitoring with diaphragmatic electromyography during cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: The first human application

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1068-1071

  Franceschi, Frédéric ^a   Dubuc, Marc ^a   Guerra, Peter G ^a   Khairy, Paul ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHRENIC NERVE;

EID: 79960021173     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.01.047     Document Type: Article

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