Epicardial beating heart cryoablation using a novel argon-based cryoclamp and linear probe

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 403-411

  Milla, Federico ^a   Skubas, Nikolaos ^a   Briggs, William M ^a   Girardi, Leonard N ^a   Lee, Leonard Y ^a   Ko, Wilson ^a   Tortolani, Anthony J ^a   Krieger, Karl H ^a   Isom, O Wayne ^a   Mack, Charles A ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CRYOSURGERY; DEATH; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART BEAT; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROBE; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; STERNOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CONSTRICTION; CRYOSURGERY; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 31044433671     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.048     Document Type: Article

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