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Epicardial Ablation: Prevention of Phrenic Nerve Damage by Pericardial Injection of Saline and the Use of a Steerable Sheath

Because of the close proximity of the phrenic nerve to the pericardium, phrenic nerve damage caused by epicardial ablation can easily occur. We report two cases of epicardial VT ablation where pericardial injection of saline, combined with the use of a steerable sheath, successfully prevents the phr...

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Autores principales: Neven, Kars, Fernandez-Armenta, Juan, Andreu, David, Berruezo, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Heart Rhythm Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3952609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24669108