title: Intra-pericardial balloon retraction of the left atrium: a novel method to prevent esophageal injury during catheter ablation.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buch
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Kalyanam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shivkumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium
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