A case of an ablation catheter entrapped in the pulmonary vein during atrial fibrillation ablation requiring open heart surgery for removal

Authors :: Ryudo Fujiwara, MD, PhD
Mitsuru Takami, MD, PhD
Yoichi Kijima, MD
Tomoya Masano, MD, PhD
Ryoji Nagoshi, MD, PhD
Amane Kozuki, MD, PhD
Hiroyuki Shibata, MD
Shinsuke Nakano, MD
Yusuke Fukuyama, MD
Syunsuke Kakizaki, MD
Daichi Fujimoto, MD
Junya Shite, MD, PhD
Source :: HeartRhythm Case Reports, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 87-89 (2017)
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Elsevier, 2017.

Subjects :: Ablation
Atrial fibrillation
Complication
entrapment
Open heart surgery
Pulmonary vein
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701

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