Cooled-tip diode laser catheter for improved catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Investigative Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 357-366

  Snakard, Eileen P ^a   Miller, Matthew ^a   Berridge, Brian ^a   Gowda, Ashok ^a   McNichols, Roger J ^a   Fossum, Teresa ^a  

^a Regional Veterinary Referral Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Diode laser; Laser; Tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DOG; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAFETY; STERNOTOMY; THROMBOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; MYOCARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0035570184     PISSN: 08941939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089419301753435729     Document Type: Article

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