Wide variations in energy delivery using an impedance-controlled algorithm in bipolar radiofrequency ablation: Evidence against fixed time ablation

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-72

  Melby, Spencer J ^a   Zierer, Andreas ^a   Voeller, Rochus K ^a   Lall, Shelly C ^a   Bailey, Marci S ^a   Moon, Marc R ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Damiano, Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia surgery; Atrial fibrillation; Transmural

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 34547479871     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e31803c9b11     Document Type: Article

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