Blood damage, platelet and clotting activation during application of radiofrequency or cryoablation catheters: A comparative in vitro study

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-25

  Van Oeveren, W ^a   Crijns, H J G M ^a   Korteling, B J ^a   Wegereef, E W ^a   Haan, J ^a   Tigchelaar, I ^a   Hoekstra, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; BLOOD; CATHETERS; CELLS; CRYOGENICS; HEMODYNAMICS;

CRYOABLATION CATHETERS; RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETERS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; BETA THROMBOGLOBULIN; FIBRIN MONOMER; HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CELL COUNT; CIRCULATION; HUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBUS;

BETA-THROMBOGLOBULIN; BLOOD CELLS; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EMBOLISM; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FIBRIN; FREEZING; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMIN; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET COUNT; RISK FACTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033055475     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030919099294393     Document Type: Article

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