Electromagnetics for the heart

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 103-105

  Lin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Biological applications of radiation; Biological effects of radiation; Cardiac ablation; Cardiac pacemakers; Cardiovascular system; Conduction pathways; Defibrillators; Heartbeat; Medical diagnostics; Microwave ablation; Radio frequency ablation; Radio frequency radiation; Signals; Tachycardia; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MUSCLE; PACEMAKERS;

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART; INVASIVE MICROWAVE THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE; SINOATRIAL NODE; TACHYARRYTHMIA; TRANSCATHETER ABLATION;

ELECTROMAGNETS;

EID: 0036703351     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2002.1043157     Document Type: Article

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