The prevalence and risk factors for atrioesophageal fistula after percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: The Canadian experience

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 139-144

  Nair, Krishna Kumar Mohanan ^a   Shurrab, Mohammed ^a   Skanes, Allan ^b   Danon, Asaf ^a   Birnie, David ^c   Morillo, Carlos ^d   Chauhan, Vijay ^e   Mangat, Iqwal ^f   Ayala Paredes, Felix ^g   Champagne, Jean ^h   Nault, Isabelle ^h   Tang, Anthony ⁱ   Verma, Atul ^j   Lashevsky, Ilan ^a   Singh, Sheldon M ^a   Crystal, Eugene ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^h LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioesophageal fistula; Electrophysiology; Radiofrequency ablation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABLATION CATHETER; ARTICLE; ATRIOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAPPING CATHETER; MORTALITY; NON BRUSHING TECHNIQUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION ENERGY; RISK FACTOR;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CANADA; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUSALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84899124895     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9853-z     Document Type: Article

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