Comparison of standard and irrigated radiofrequency ablation in the canine ventricle

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1196-1205

  Skrumeda, Lisa L ^a   Mehra, Rahul ^a,b  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Cooled electrode; Craters; Irrigated electrode; Lesion size; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOG; ELECTRODE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; IMPEDANCE; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031793610     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00092.x     Document Type: Article

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