Chronic transmural atrial ablation by using bipolar radiofrequency energy on the beating heart

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 708-713

  Prasad, Sunil M ^a   Maniar, Hersh S ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0036819793     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.125057     Document Type: Article

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