Complications of atrial fibrillation ablation: when prevention is better than cure
Open Access
- 21 July 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in EP Europace
- Vol. 13 (11), 1526-1532
- https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eur209
Abstract
As atrial fibrillation ablation is becoming increasingly popular in many cardiac electrophysiological laboratories around the world, preventing, avoiding, or treating procedure-related complications is of utmost importance. In our review of the literature regarding this issue, we addressed in detail all the potential collateral and undesired effects associated to this intervention.Keywords
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