Use of intracardiac echocardiography for early detection of phrenic nerve injury during cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 874-876

  Lakhani, Mayur ^a   Saiful, Faisal ^a   Bekheit, Soad ^a   Kowalski, Marcin ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoablation; intracardiac echocardiography; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PALPATION; PHRENIC NERVE PALSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DIAPHRAGM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS;

EID: 84866087373     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02302.x     Document Type: Article

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