Comparison of unipolar versus bipolar ablation and single electrode control versus simultaneous multielectrode temperature control

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-93

  Kovoor, Pramesh ^a   Daly, Michael ^a   Pouliopoulos, Jim ^a   Eipper, Vicki ^b   Dewsnap, Barbara ^a   Ross, David L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Multielectrode; Radio frequency ablation; Unipolar; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR ABLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTRODE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERMOREGULATION; THORACOTOMY; UNIPOLAR ABLATION;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 34548155175     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9146-5     Document Type: Article

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