Effects of dispersive electrode position and surface area on electrical parameters and temperature during radiofrequency catheter ablation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 765-767

  Nath, Sunil ^a,b   DiMarco, John P ^a   Gallop, Russell G ^a   McRury, Ian D ^a   Haines, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029873075     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89215-6     Document Type: Article

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