Steroids prevent late extension of radiofrequency lesions in the thigh muscle of infant rats: Implications for pediatric ablation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-13

  Fenelon, Guilherme ^a   Fernandes, Rinaldo ^a   Franco, Marcello ^a   De Paola, Angelo A V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Electrophysiology; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STEROID THERAPY; THIGH; TISSUE REPAIR; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CATHETER ABLATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0141539134     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025308218103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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