Ablation of atrial fibrillation and esophageal injury: Effects of energy source and ablation technique

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1549-1554

  Aupperle, Heike ^a   Doll, Nicolas ^a   Walther, Thomas ^a   Kornherr, Patrick ^a   Ullmann, Cris ^a   Schoon, Heinz Adolf ^a   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; EPICARDIUM; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LASER SURGERY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; LASERS; MICROWAVES; SHEEP;

EID: 27944436105     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.06.052     Document Type: Article

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