Epicardial Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Long-Term Histologic and Imaging Animal Study Comparing Cryothermy Versus Radiofrequency

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 849-856

  Rahmanian, Parwis B ^a   Castillo, Javier G ^a   Mehta, Davendra ^a   Adams, David H ^a   Filsoufi, Farzan ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OFF PUMP SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CRYOTHERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY VEINS; SWINE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 49549117847     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.072     Document Type: Article

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