Ablation using irrigated radiofrequency: A hands-on guide

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 899-902

  Lustgarten, Daniel L ^a   Spector, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COOLING; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRODE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEATING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOSIS;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44649126797     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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