Pulmonary vein isolation using a compliant endoscopic laser balloon ablation system in a swine model

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Gerstenfeld, Edward P ^a   Michele, John ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Laser; Pulmonary vein; Swine

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC LASER BALLOON ABLATION SYSTEM; ENERGY; HEART INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER THERAPY; MYOCARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 77954318686     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-010-9501-9     Document Type: Article

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