Real-time lesion assessment using a novel combined ultrasound and radiofrequency ablation catheter

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-312

  Wright, Matthew ^a,b,c   Harks, Erik ^d   Deladi, Szabolcs ^d   Suijver, Freek ^d   Barley, Maya ^d   Van Dusschoten, Anneke ^d   Fokkenrood, Steven ^d   Zuo, Fei ^d   Sacher, Frédéric ^c   Hocini, Mélèze ^c   Hasïsaguerre, Michel ^c   Jaïs, Pierre ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b and University of Bristol   (United Kingdom)

^c HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal model; Catheter ablation; Lesion assessment; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ENERGY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE; IMPEDANCE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHEEP; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEART ATRIA; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; SHEEP; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 79251560940     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.10.039     Document Type: Article

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