Clinical histopathology and ultrastructural analysis of myocardium following microwave energy ablation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 573-577

  Manasse, E ^a,b   Colombo, P G ^a   Barbone, A ^a   Braidotti, P ^a   Bulfamante, G ^a   Roncalli, M ^a   Gallotti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b S Paolo Hospital ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac ablation; Microwave

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; MICROWAVE ENERGY ABLATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STAINING; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROWAVES; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 0037384472     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00835-7     Document Type: Article

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