Experimental application of microwave tissue coagulation to ventricular myocardium

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 666-671

  Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Hayashi, Jun Ichi ^a   Sugawara, Masaaki ^a   Hiratsuka, Masahide ^a   Eguchi, Shoji ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART RUPTURE; HISTOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOGS; HEART VENTRICLES; MICROWAVES; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0032940868     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01300-9     Document Type: Article

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