Comparison of radiofrequency ablation in normal versus scarred myocardium

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-86

  Kovoor, Pramesh ^a   Daly, Michael P J ^b   Pouliopoulos, Jim ^a   Byth, Karen ^a   Dewsnap, Barbara I ^a   Eipper, Vicki E ^a   Yung, Teresa ^a   Uther, John F B ^a   Ross, David L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Cardiac Technology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Heart; Radiofrequency ablation; Scar; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THORACOTOMY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; FEMALE; HEAT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645101241     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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