The Effect of Electrode Design on the Efficiency of Delivery of Radiofrequency Energy to Cardiac Tissue In Vitro

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 136-143

  BLOUIN, LEONARD T ^a   MARCUS, FRANK I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac muscle; lesion size; radiofrequency energy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUTERIZATION; DOG; ELECTRODE; HEART MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY CURRENT;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VENTRICLE; IN VITRO; MICROELECTRODES; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0024363035     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1989.tb02640.x     Document Type: Article

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