Post-mortem histologic evaluation of microwave lesions after epicardial pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 881-887

  Accord, Ryan E ^b   Van Suylen, Robert Jan ^b   Van Brakel, Thomas J ^b   Maessen, Jos G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOSURGERY; SAMPLING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN INJURY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; EDEMA; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 23944484493     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.069     Document Type: Article

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