Severe coronary artery spasm during radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Hishikari, Keiichi ^a,b   Kuwahara, Taishi ^a   Takahashi, Atsushi ^a   Isobe, Mitsuaki ^b  

^a YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complication; ST segment elevation; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NORADRENALIN;

ABLATION CATHETER; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84900651718     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.090     Document Type: Article

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