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)

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

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214027116301130; https://doaj.org/toc/2214-0271

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