Safety and prevention of complications during percutaneous epicardial access for the ablation of cardiac arrhythmias

Heart Rhythm. 2014 Sep;11(9):1658-65. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.05.041. Epub 2014 Jun 5.

Affiliations

¹ Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, France; and INSERM U1045 - L'Institut de Rythmologie et Modeling Cardiaque, Bordeaux, France.
² Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, France; and INSERM U1045 - L'Institut de Rythmologie et Modeling Cardiaque, Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: frederic.sacher@chu-bordeaux.fr.

PMID: 24909982
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.05.041

No abstract available

Keywords: Complications; Percutaneous epicardial access; Safety; Technique.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Epicardial Mapping
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control*