Epicardial radiofrequency ablation of ventricular myocardium: Factors affecting lesion formation and damage to adjacent structures

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-63

  Fenelon, Guilherme ^a   Pereira, Kleber Ponzi ^a   De Paola, Angelo A V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Electrophysiology; Pericardium; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; EVALUATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; COLD; COLD TEMPERATURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VENTRICLES; IRRIGATION; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PERICARDIUM; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 33745677799     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-7620-0     Document Type: Article

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