Effect of electrode orientation on lesion sizes produced by irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheters

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1262-1268

  Wood, Mark A ^a   Goldberg, Scott M ^a   Parvez, Babar ^a   Pathak, Vishesh ^a   Holland, Kristen ^a   Ellenbogen, Amy L ^a   Han, Frederick T ^a   Alexander, Daniel ^a   Lau, Melissa ^a   Reshko, Leonid ^a   Goel, Aneesh ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrode orientation; Irrigated catheter; Myocardial damage; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTRODE; FLUID FLOW; HEART CATHETER; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAVAGE; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DEVICES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; PATHOLOGY; SURGERY; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; HEART VENTRICLES; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; SWINE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350599170     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01538.x     Document Type: Article

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