Histological findings induced by different energy sources in experimental atrial ablation in sheep

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 450-455

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Experimental surgery; Heart; Histology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; EPICARDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LASER SURGERY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHEEP; THROMBOGENESIS;

EID: 30744475944     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.109413     Document Type: Article

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