Alternative energy sources for the ablation of arrhythmias

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 434-443

  Cummings, Jennifer E ^a   Pacifico, Antonio ^b   Drago, John L ^a   Kilicaslan, Fethi ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Texas Arrhythmia Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BETA RADIATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LASER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; ULTRASOUND;

ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MICROWAVES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 18844416857     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.09481.x     Document Type: Review

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