Esophageal injury after atrial fibrillation ablation with an epicardial high-intensity focused ultrasound device

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-245

  Prasertwitayakij, Narawudt ^a   Vodnala, Deepthi ^a   Pridjian, Ara K ^a   Thakur, Ranjan K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIATRIZOATE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRAIN; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEARTBURN; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THORACOTOMY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSVERSE SINUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85027928733     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9572-2     Document Type: Article

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