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World J Cardiol. May 26, 2012; 4(5): 188-194
Published online May 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i5.188
Measuring luminal esophageal temperature during pulmonary vein isolation of atrial fibrillation
Toshiji Iwasaka, Yeong-Hwa Chun, Masahiro Esato, Hiroki Mani, Yoshitomi Kida, Naoto Nishina, Hiroki Kitajima, Kunihiro Teramoto, Daisuke Sato
Daisuke Sato, Kunihiro Teramoto, Hiroki Kitajima, Naoto Nishina, Yoshitomi Kida, Hiroki Mani, Masahiro Esato, Yeong-Hwa Chun, Arrhythmia Care Center, Takeda Hospital, Kyoto 600-8558, Japan
Toshiji Iwasaka, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi 570-8506, Japan
Author contributions: Sato D analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Teramoto K collected the cardiac computed tomography data; Sato D, Teramoto K, Kitajima H, Nishina N, Kida Y, Mani H, Esato M and Chun YH performed catheter ablation; Chun YH and Iwasaka T gave the final approval for the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Daisuke Sato, MD, PhD, Arrhythmia Care Center, Takeda Hospital, Kyoto 600-8558, Japan. satod@takii.kmu.ac.jp
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Received: February 17, 2012
Revised: April 27, 2012
Accepted: May 4, 2012
Published online: May 26, 2012
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