Mechanism of tissue heating during high intensity focused ultrasound pulmonary vein isolation: Implications for atrial fibrillation ablation efficacy and phrenic nerve protection

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 945-951

  Okumura, Yasuo ^a   Kolasa, Mark W ^a   Johnson, Susan B ^a   Bunch, T Jared ^a   Henz, Benhur D ^a   O'Brien, Christine J ^a   Miller, Dylan V ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; High intensity focused ultrasound balloon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEATING; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURNS; DOGS; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEINS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 50449104138     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01162.x     Document Type: Article

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