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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

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III.a Alveolar hemorrhage (AH), diffuse AH (DAH)

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Last update : 02/02/2014
 
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Anticoagulants, direct oral (anti-thrombin, -IIa, -Xa) - NOAC
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Anticoagulants, oral (vitamin K antagonists-VKA)
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Electrophysiologic procedures
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Publications

Life-threatening pulmonary haemorrhage during cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2018 Oct 01;54;789-791 2018 Oct 01
Haemoptysis and pulmonary haemorrhage associated with cryoballoon ablation.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 2015 Aug;17;1240 2015 Aug
Pulmonary hemorrhage after cryoballoon ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Chest 2014 Jan;145;156-157 2014 Jan

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