Microwave catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction in closed-chest dogs

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-298

  Lin, J C ^a,c   Hariman, R J ^b   Wang, Y J ^a   Wang, Y G ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Cardiac arrhythmia; Dogs; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATHETERS; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLOSED CHEST DOGS; HEART RHYTHMS; MICROWAVE CATHETER ABLATION;

ABLATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CAROTID ARTERY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMORAL ARTERY; HIS BUNDLE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; MICROWAVES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0030198486     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02511241     Document Type: Article

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