Direct measurement of the lethal isotherm for radiofrequency ablation of myocardial tissue

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 373-378

  Wood, Mark ^a   Goldberg, Scott ^a   Lau, Melissa ^a   Goel, Aneesh ^a   Alexander, Daniel ^a   Han, Frederick ^a   Feinstein, Shawn ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lethal isotherm; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; ISOLATED HEART; ISOTHERM; LETHAL ISOTHERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MYOCARDIUM; SWINE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 80052313912     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.110.961169     Document Type: Article

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