Histopathologic characterization of chronic radiofrequency ablation lesions for pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 930-938

  Kowalski, Marcin ^a   Grimes, Margaret M ^a   Perez, Francisco J ^a   Kenigsberg, David N ^a   Koneru, Jayanthi ^a   Kasirajan, Vigneshwar ^a   Wood, Mark A ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; histology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL MAZE PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOPSY; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84857712103     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.09.076     Document Type: Article

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