Persistent iatrogenic atrial septal defect after pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon: An under-recognized complication

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1406-1410

  Chan, Ngai Yin ^a   Choy, Chi Chung ^a   Lau, Chun Leung ^a   Lo, Ying Keung ^a   Chu, Pui Shan ^a   Yuen, Ho Chuen ^a   Mok, Ngai Shing ^a   Tsui, Ping Tim ^a   Lau, Suet Ting ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial septal defect; Complication; Cryoablation; Cryoballoon; Iatrogenic atrial septal defect; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOABLATION; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; PUNCTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 80053396531     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur138     Document Type: Article

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