The biophysics and biomechanics of cryoballoon ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1162-1168

  Andrade, Jason G ^a   Dubuc, Marc ^a   Guerra, Peter G ^a   MacLe, Laurent ^a   Mondésert, Blandine ^a   Rivard, Léna ^a   Roy, Denis ^a   Talajic, Mario ^a   Thibault, Bernard ^a   Khairy, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoablation; cryoballoon

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYURETHAN;

APOPTOSIS; BALLOON CATHETER; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PH; COLD INJURY; COOLING; CRYOABLATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; THAWING; THERMAL INJURY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOTHERAPY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84866146649     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03436.x     Document Type: Review

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