Contrasting effects of convective flow on catheter ablation lesion size: Cryo versus radiofrequency energy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-307

  Pilcher, Thomas A ^a   Saul, J Philip ^a   Hlavacek, Anthony M ^a   Haemmerich, Dieter ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Biomedical engineering; SVT; VT

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE; THERMODYNAMICS; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; SWINE;

EID: 40149110680     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.00989.x     Document Type: Article

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