Performance of a Novel Dual-Electrode Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Device: A Chronic Porcine Study

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-22

  Voeller, Rochus K ^a   Zierer, Andreas ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Damiano, Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Bipolar radiofrequency ablation; Cox Maze procedure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOMESTIC PIG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 79952388391     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e31820bc57f     Document Type: Article

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