An update on the energy sources and catheter technology for the ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 632-652

  Arora, Pawan K ^a   Hansen, James C ^a   Price, Adam D ^a   Koblish, Josef ^a   Avitall, Boaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952314599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4022/jafib.v1i11.564     Document Type: Review

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