CT imaging of complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 96-102

  Shroff, G S ^a   Guirguis, M S ^a   Ferguson, E C ^a   Oldham, S A A ^a   Kantharia, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84891038567     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.08.018     Document Type: Review

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