Comparison between pulsed and continuous radiofrequency delivery

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 21-24

  Erdogan, Ali ^a,b   Walleck, Eiko ^a   Rueckleben, Sebastian ^a   Neumann, Thomas ^a   Tillmanns, Harald H ^a   Waldecker, Bernd ^a   Hoelschermann, Hans ^a   Heidt, Martin ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Pulsed energy; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; LUNG VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36248984803     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9008-6     Document Type: Article

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