Microwave, irrigated, pulsed, or conventional radiofrequency energy source: Which energy source for which catheter ablation?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 504-506

  Erdogan, Ali ^a,c   Grumbrecht, Stephan ^a   Neumann, Thomas ^b   Neuzner, Joerg ^b   Pitschner, Heinz F ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Irrigated catheter; Microwave; Pulsed energy delivery; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APPARATUS; CALCULATION; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOLING; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE; IMPEDANCE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME;

EID: 0037251506     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00082.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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