Effect of inter-electrode distance on bipolar intramural radiofrequency ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 514-520

  Kovoor, Pramesh ^a   Daly, Michael ^a   Pouliopoulos, Jim ^a   Dewsnap, M Barbara ^a   Eipper, Vicki ^a   Ross, David L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ablation; Catheter; Intramural; Myocardium; Radiofrequency; RFA

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NEEDLES;

EID: 20544458209     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.09446.x     Document Type: Article

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