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Severe esophageal injury after radiofrequency ablation - a deadly complication

Various degrees of esophageal injury have been described after radiofrequency ablation performed for treatment of atrial fibrillation. The main mechanism of injury is thermal and may lead to a range of esophageal mucosal changes, some clinically insignificant, however when deep ulceration occurs, th...

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Autores principales: Katz-Agranov, Nurit, Nevah Rubin, Moises I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28566899
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i18.3374