Bronchial erosion and hemoptysis after pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1459-

  Van Opstal, J M ^a   Timmermans, C ^a   Blaauw, Y ^a   Pison, L ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Bronchial; Complication; Cryotherapy; Hemoptysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; BALLOON CATHETER; BRONCHIAL EROSION; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS INJURY; CARDIAC PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CRYOABLATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NOTE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY VEIN;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATION; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84855477968     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.06.024     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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