Left phrenic nerve injury during cryoballoon ablation of the left superior pulmonary vein

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Andriá, René P ^a   Schrickel, Jan W ^a   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Lickfett, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cryoballoon ablation; left phrenic nerve injury; left superior pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868666658     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03470.x     Document Type: Article

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