Radiofrequency catheter ablation: Different cooled and noncooled electrode systems induce specific lesion geometries and adverse effect profiles

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7 I, 2003, Pages 1438-1445

  Dorwarth, Uwe ^a   Fiek, Michael ^a   Remp, Thomas ^a   Reithmann, Cristopher ^a   Dugas, Martin ^a   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a   Hoffmann, Ellen ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Cooled tip electrode; Radiofrequency energy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEPARINIZATION; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; TECHNIQUE; THROMBOGENESIS;

EID: 0038608975     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00208.x     Document Type: Article

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