Experimental study on the effectiveness and safety of radiofrequency catheter ablation with the Cooled Ablation System

Circulation Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-158

  Matsumoto, Naoki ^a   Kishi, Ryoji ^a   Kasugai, Hiroyoshi ^a   Sakurai, Tsuneharu ^b   Osada, Keizo ^a   Ryu, Shonosuke ^a   Arai, Mariko ^a   Miyazu, Osamu ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiuki ^a   Kimura, Midori ^a   Nanke, Toshihiko ^a   Nakazawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Kobayashi, Shinichi ^a   Miyake, Fumihiko ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Complication; Cooling effect; Energy output; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; SAFETY; VAPORIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LUNG; MYOCARDIUM; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037322276     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.154     Document Type: Article

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