Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: The Effect of Electrode Size on Lesion Volume In Vivo

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1990, Pages 1242-1248

  LANGBERG, JONATHAN J ^a   LEE, MICHAEL A ^a   CHIN, MICHAEL C ^a   ROSENQVIST, MARTEN ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmias; catheter ablation; radiofrequency current

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CARDIOVERSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

EID: 0025095887     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb02022.x     Document Type: Article

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