Experimental ablation study using a new long linear probe in isolated porcine hearts

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-197

  Shimoike, Eimei ^b   Ueda, Norihiro ^b   Maruyama, Toru ^b   Kaji, Yoshikazu ^b   Kanaya, Shozo ^a   Fujino, Takehiko ^a   Niho, Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Maze operation; New long linear probe; Radiofrequency energy

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; GENERATOR; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; SWINE; TACHYCARDIA, SINOATRIAL NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0032895495     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.40.189     Document Type: Article

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