Safety of radiofrequency ablation of myocardium and lung adjacent to the heart: An animal study

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-145

  Steinke, Karin ^a   Arnold, Colin ^a   Wulf, Sue ^b   Morris, David L ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Heart; Lung; Minimally invasive surgery; Radiofrequency ablation; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EUTHANASIA; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY; SHEEP; SINUS RHYTHM; STAINING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE;

EID: 0141927147     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4804(03)00164-1     Document Type: Article

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