Evaluation of diaphragmatic electromyograms in radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: Prospective study comparing different monitoring techniques

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 260-265

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Ichihara, Noboru ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Hachiya, Hitoshi ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a   Usui, Eisuke ^a   Kanaji, Yoshihisa ^a   Takagi, Takamitsu ^a   Iwasawa, Jin ^a   Kuroi, Akio ^a   Hirao, Kenzo ^b   Iesaka, Yoshito ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; diaphragmatic electromyogram; phrenic nerve injury; pulmonary vein isolation; superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOUND MOTOR ACTION POTENTIAL; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DIAPHRAGMATIC ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; LIVER VEIN; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA ISOLATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84924408021     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12571     Document Type: Article

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