Evaluation of epicardial microwave lesions in the pig model using an electroanatomic mapping system

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-11

  Von Bary, Christian ^a,b   Mazzitelli, Domenico ^a   Voss, Bernhard ^a   Kübler, Ferdinand ^a,b   Schmeller, Marie Luise ^b   Ndrepepa, Gin ^a,b   Zrenner, Bernhard ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Mapping; Microwave

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSURGERY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART INJURY; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOLOGY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MICROWAVES; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 44749093217     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9241-2     Document Type: Article

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