Tissue temperature-controlled radiofrequency ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 725-730

  Eick, Olaf J ^a   Bierbaum, Dirk ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electrode contact; Flow; Radiofrequency; Tissue temperature

Indexed keywords

ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTRODE; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; FORCE; HEART VENTRICLE; IMMERSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SWINE; TARGET ORGAN; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART VENTRICLES; IRRIGATION; NEEDLES; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037357279     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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