Left atrial-esophageal fistula after pulmonary vein isolation - A cautionary tale

被引:16
作者
D'Avila, Andre
Ptaszek, Leon M.
Yu, Paul B.
Walker, Jennifer D.
Wright, Cameron
Noseworthy, Peter A.
Myers, Andrea
Refaat, Marwan
Ruskin, Jeremy N.
机构
[1] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Cardiac Arrhythmia Serv, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[2] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Div Cardiol, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[3] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Cardiac Surg, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[4] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Thorac Surg, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[5] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.680181
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:E432 / E433
页数:2
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