Temperature-controlled irrigated tip radiofrequency catheter ablation: Comparison of in vivo and in vitro lesion dimensions for standard catheter and irrigated tip catheter with minimal infusion rate

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-414

  Petersen, Helen Høgh ^a,b   Chen, Xu ^a   Pietersen, Adrian ^a   Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup ^a   Haunsø, Stig ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b Danish Research Council

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Cooled tip electrode; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFUSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TECHNIQUE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0031895674     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00928.x     Document Type: Article

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