Multi-sensor esophageal temperature probe used during radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation is associated with increased intraluminal temperature detection and increased risk of esophageal injury compared to single-sensor probe

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 958-964

  Carroll, Brett J ^a   Contreras Valdes, Fernando M ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a   Barrett, Conor D ^a   Danik, Stephan B ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Mansour, Moussa ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; complications; electrophysiology; esophageal injury; esophageal temperature monitoring; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTI SENSOR ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SENSOR; SINGLE SENSOR ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE PROBE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLICATIONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESOPHAGEAL INJURY; ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE MONITORING; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84883754236     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12180     Document Type: Article

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