Catheter tip cooling during radiofrequency ablation of intra-atrial reentry: Effects on power, temperature, and impedance

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 783-787

  Blaufox, Andrew D ^a   Numan, Mohamed T ^a   Laohakunakorn, Preecha ^a   Knick, Barbara ^a   Paul, Thomas ^a   Saul, J Philip ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Impedance; Intra atrial reentry; Power; Radiofrequency ablation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; COOLING; HEART CATHETER; HEART DISEASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; CHILD; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; COLD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; SOUTH CAROLINA; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036667620     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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