Complications in the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: incidence and management

Radiofrequency catheter ablation is widely performed as an effective treatment for recurrent, drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF). Recently, various types of ablation strategies, such as extensive encircling pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, linear ablation and complex fractionated electrogram-guid...

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Published in:	Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society Vol. 73; no. 2; p. 221
Main Authors:	Takahashi, Atsushi, Kuwahara, Taishi, Takahashi, Yoshihide
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan 2009
Subjects:	Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Catheter Ablation - adverse effects Esophageal Fistula - etiology Esophageal Fistula - therapy Humans Incidence Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease - etiology Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease - therapy Thromboembolism - etiology Thromboembolism - therapy
ISSN:	1346-9843
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