Chronic performance of a novel radiofrequency ablation device on the beating heart: Limitations of conduction delay to assess transmurality

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 859-865

  Lee, Anson M ^a   Aziz, Abdulhameed ^a   Clark, Kal L ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUPRENORPHINE; CEFTIOFUR; CHROMIUM; HEPARIN; TRICHROME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART BEAT; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART PACING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OFF PUMP SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RELIABILITY; STERNOTOMY; TRANSMURALITY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANIMAL; STERNOTOMY; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; TIME FACTORS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 84866421764     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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