Comparison of the healing mechanisms of myocardial lesions induced by dry radiofrequency and microwave epicardial ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-282

  De Gouveia, Rosa Henriques ^a   Melo, João ^a   Santiago, Teresa ^b   Martins, Ana Paula ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ   (Portugal)

^b Instituto do Coracao   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Healing mechanisms; Histology; Radiofrequency and microwave ablation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPICARDIUM; HEALING; HEART BLOOD VESSEL; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCAR FORMATION; SWINE; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; MICROWAVES; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33745067150     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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