Anatomic Relations Between the Esophagus and Left Atrium and Relevance for Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
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- 6 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 112 (10), 1400-1405
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.105.551291
Abstract
Background— Esophageal injury is a potential complication after intraoperative or percutaneous transcatheter ablation of the posterior aspect of the left atrium. Understanding the spatial relations...Keywords
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