Is Cryo a better energy source than radiofrequency for AF ablation in preventing esophageal injury?

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 321-327

  Arora, Pawan K ^a   Hansen, James C ^a   Latchamsetty, Rakesh ^a   Avitall, Boaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 77951095935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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