Toward balloon-based technologies: All that glitters is not gold

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 952-954

  Barrett, Conor D ^a   Natale, Andrea ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROSURGERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; HUMANS; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEINS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 50549091152     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01221.x     Document Type: Note

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