Radiofrequency multielectrode catheter ablation in the atrium

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 899-915

  Panescu, Dorin ^a   Fleischman, Sidney D ^a   Whayne, James G ^a   Swanson, David K ^a   Mirotznik, Mark S ^b   McRury, Ian ^c   Haines, David E ^c  

^a Boston Scientific   (United States)

^b Pangborn Hall ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; DOG; ELECTRODE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; DOGS; ELECTRODES; HEART; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033006673     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/4/007     Document Type: Article

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