Multipolar endocardial mapping of the right heart using a basket catheter: Acute and chronic animal studies

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-59

  Triedman, J K ^a   Jenkins, K J ^a   Colan, S D ^a   Van Praagh, R ^a   Lock, J E ^a   Walsh, E P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

activation sequence; catheterization; endocardial mapping

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031038118     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb04811.x     Document Type: Article

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