Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: is the risk too high?
Gillinov
A Marc
AM
McCarthy
Patrick M
PM
Pettersson
Gosta
G
Lytle
Bruce W
BW
Rice
Thomas W
TW
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment