Effect of heating on pulmonary veins: How to avoid pulmonary vein stenosis

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-254

  Kok, Lai Chow ^a,b   Everett IV, Thomas H ^c   Akar, Joseph G ^d   Haines, David E ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary vein heat ablation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0037361253     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02490.x     Document Type: Article

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