Identification of transmural necrosis along a linear catheter ablation lesion during atrial fibrillation and sinus rhythm

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-17

  Sanchez, Javier E ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a,c   Benser, Michael E ^b   Hall, Jeffrey A ^b   Walcott, Gregory P ^a   Smith, William M ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CAVA VEIN; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; MEASUREMENT; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NECROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037298938     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022315308803     Document Type: Article

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