Reliable temperature probe monitoring - Favorable esophageal motion for consistent probe contact during atrial fibrillation catheter ablation

Left atrial-esophageal (LA-Eso) fistula is now a well-recognized and fatal complication of percutaneous catheter ablation performed using radiofrequency energy for atrial fibrillation (AF). We noted an important esophageal motion during temperature monitoring by a multipolar sensing probe, which cou...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Esato, Yoshitomi Kida, Naoto Nishina, Hiroki Mani, Hiroki Kitajima, Daisuke Sato, YeongHwa Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427613000045