Epicardium-Based Left Atrial Ablation: Impact on Electromechanical Properties

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1087-1092

  Schwartzman, David ^a,b   Bonanomi, Gianluca ^a   Zenati, Marco A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Pulmonary vein; Radiofequency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS; SWINE;

EID: 0242719728     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03230.x     Document Type: Article

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