The Biophysics of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in the Heart: The Importance of Temperature Monitoring

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 586-591

  HAINES, DAVID E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmias; catheter ablation; electrocoagulation; radiofrequency; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ARRHYTHMIA; BIOPHYSICS; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMAN; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0027316390     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1993.tb01630.x     Document Type: Article

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