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    Esophageal Temperature Monitoring During Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (2005)
    350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148-5018 , USA , and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ , UK . : Blackwell Science Inc
    Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 16 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1540-8167
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Introduction: Ablative strategies for atrial fibrillation have centered on the left atrium, in particular the pulmonary veins. An emphasis on ablating outside the ostia of the pulmonary veins appears to have reduced the risk of pulmonary vein stenosis. Unfortunately, ablation in the posterior left atrium has been reported to result in fatal atrio-esophageal fistula. Methods and Results: We monitored esophageal temperatures in 16 consecutive patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation. There were 14 men and 2 women; average age 54.7 ± 10.6 years. Eight patients had a lasso-guided pulmonary isolation procedure, eight an electroanatomically guided left-atrial circumferential approach. A commercially available esophageal temperature probe (Mallinckrodt Mon-a-therm 12F Esophageal Stethoscope with Temperature Sensor, Thermistor 400 Series) was positioned under general anesthesia. Temperature changes were noted and related to the relative location of the ablation catheter and the temperature probe during the temperature change. The esophagus was midline in three, right sided in three, and left sided in the remaining patients. Temperature rises could be recorded at the posterior aspect of any pulmonary vein. Detailed analysis of six patient maps revealed heating occurred with lesions created within 1 cm of the esophagus. Conclusion: The location of the esophagus relative to the back of the left atrium displays considerable variability. It is rarely midline and most often lies in close proximity to the left-sided veins. Ablation in close radiographic proximity (approximately 1 cm) to the esophagus as defined by a radio-opaque temperature probe can result in heating at the esophageal lumen.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.40825.x
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    An Unusual Accessory Pathway: Anteroseptal to Ventricular Outflow Region Connection (2005)
    350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148-5018 , USA , and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ , UK . : Blackwell Science Inc
    Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 16 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1540-8167
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Accessory pathways are typically located along the left or right atrioventricular junction. Distinct ventricular pre-excitation patterns determined by surface electrocardiography can provide reasonable pathway localization prior to invasive mapping and catheter ablation. We report an accessory pathway producing an unusual electrocardiographic appearance suggestive of ventricular outflow region pre-excitation. Pacing maneuvers and standard intracardiac recordings confirmed an atrial insertion immediately adjacent to the atrioventricular (AV) node and supported a ventricular insertion at the outflow tract region well away from the AV junction. The elimination of pathway conduction was achieved with radiofrequency (RF) energy at the atrial insertion after successful ice mapping excluded AV block at the target site. This is the second such pathway observed at our institution over a 20-year period.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40522.x
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    A Wide QRS Tachycardia: (2004)
    350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148-5018 , USA , and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ , UK . : Blackwell Science Inc
    Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 15 (2004), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1540-8167
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04060.x
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    Syncope and Wide QRS Tachycardia (2005)
    350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148-5018 , USA and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ , UK . : Blackwell Science Inc
    Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 28 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1540-8159
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00149.x
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