Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: is the risk too high?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Nov;126(5):1661-2; author reply 1662. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00947-4.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
  • Catheter Ablation / methods
  • Esophageal Perforation / epidemiology
  • Esophageal Perforation / etiology*
  • Heart Atria
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Intraoperative Complications / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment