Prospective evaluation of bilateral diaphragmatic electromyograms during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 622-628

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Hachiya, Hitoshi ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a   Ichihara, Noboru ^a   Usui, Eisuke ^a   Kuroi, Akio ^a   Takagi, Takamitsu ^a   Iwasawa, Jin ^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; compound motor action potential; cryoballoon; phrenic nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOABLATION; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; ACTION POTENTIAL; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CRYOSURGERY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INJURIES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CRYOSURGERY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84930762040     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12671     Document Type: Article

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