Radiation exposure: A silent complication of catheter ablation procedures

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 715-716

  Houmsse, Mahmoud ^a   Daoud, Emile G ^a  

^a Ohio State University Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CANCER RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RIGHT VENTRICULE OUTFLOW TRACT TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ZERO FLUOROSCOPY CATHETER ABLATION;

EID: 84859994613     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.01.015     Document Type: Editorial

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