Impedance and temperature monitoring improve the safety of closed-loop irrigated-tip radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 318-325

  Thiagalingam, Aravinda ^a   D'Avila, Andre ^a   McPherson, Christina ^a   Malchano, Zachary ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy ^a   Reddy, Vivek Y ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Catheterization; Electrophysiology; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; EX VIVO STUDY; HEART PERFUSION; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THROMBOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HEART VENTRICLES; IRRIGATION; MALE; SWINE;

EID: 33846949311     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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