Fluoroscopy of spontaneous breathing is more sensitive than phrenic nerve stimulation for detection of right phrenic nerve injury during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 859-865

  Linhart, Markus ^a   Nielson, Annika ^a   Andrié, René P ^a   Mittmann Braun, Erica L ^a   Stöckigt, Florian ^a   Kreuz, Jens ^a   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Schrickel, Jan W ^a   Lickfett, Lars M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoballoon ablation; phrenic nerve injury; phrenic nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BREATHING; CONVALESCENCE; CRYOSURGERY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURIES; INNERVATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PALPATION; PARALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905920490     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12431     Document Type: Article

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