Energy Sources for Ablation in the Pericardial Space

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-54

  Ghia, Kasturi K ^a   Haines, David E ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; Catheter ablation; Epicardial ablation

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 74549134652     PISSN: 18779182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2009.11.011     Document Type: Review

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