Electrophysiological and histological assessment of transmurality after epicardial ablation using unipolar radiofrequency energy

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-40

  Miyagi, Yasuo ^a   Ishii, Yosuke ^a   Nitta, Takashi ^a,b   Ochi, Masami ^a   Shimizu, Kazuo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIAL ABLATION; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; NECROSIS; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 58149199929     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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