Uncontrolled forward motion of an ablation catheter through a recently available deflectable sheath

Europace. 2013 Jun;15(6):786. doi: 10.1093/europace/eut008. Epub 2013 Jan 29.

Authors

Robert K Altman¹, Stephan B Danik, Conor D Barrett

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

PMID: 23362018
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut008

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Catheter Ablation / instrumentation*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Equipment Failure*
Humans
Medical Errors / prevention & control*