Early assessment of biophysical parameters predicts lesion formation during RF energy delivery in Vitro

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1082-1088

  Bosnos, Michael ^a,c   Guillén Rodríguez, José M ^b,c   He, Ding S ^c   Marcus, Frank I ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Bard Electrophysiology   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; catheter ablation; impedance; RF energy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; COOLING; COW; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART; HEATING; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; HOT TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77956317168     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02799.x     Document Type: Article

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