Does the baseline impedance measurement during radiof requency catheter ablation influence the likelihood of an impedance rise?

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-45

  Wagshal, Alan B ^a   Piles, Luis A ^a   Bonavita, Gregory J ^a   Mittleman, Robert S ^a   Huang, Shoei K Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Impedance measurement; Radiofrequency energy; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029656036     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177058     Document Type: Article

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