Effects of gap geometry on conduction through discontinuous radiofrequency lesions

Circulation

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1723-1729

  Pérez, Francisco J ^a   Wood, Mark A ^a   Schubert, Christine M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Conduction; Lesion; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY; ANIMAL; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLES; RABBITS; RADIO WAVES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33646714868     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.596593     Document Type: Article

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