Insights into energy delivery to myocardial tissue during radiofrequency ablation through application of the first law of thermodynamics

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-465

  Bunch, T Jared ^a,b   Day, John D ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^b  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrium; Fibrillation; Myocardium

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 60749128231     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01384.x     Document Type: Review

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