Ice mapping during cryothermal ablation of accessory pathways in WPW: The role of the temperature time constant

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-122

  Theuns, Dominic A M J ^a   Kimman, Geert P ^a   Szili Torok, Tamas ^a   Res, Jan C J ^a   Jordaens, Luc J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ablation; Accessory pathway; Arrhythmia; Cryothermal energy; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRYOTHERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME; CRYOSURGERY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADULT; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 3042728573     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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