Ablation of ventricular tachycardia with a saline-cooled radiofrequency catheter: Anatomic and histologic characteristics of the lesions in humans

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 860-865

  Delacretaz, Etienne ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a,b   Winters, Gayle L ^b   Mitchell, Richard N ^b   Stewart, Sarah ^a   Lynch, Kristin ^a   Friedman, Peter L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Saline irrigated tip; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTRODE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0033036508     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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