Cardiac ablation and renal denervation systems have distinct purposes and different technical requirements

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-

  Blessing, Erwin ^a   Esler, Murray D ^a   Francis, Darrel P ^a   Schmieder, Roland E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY DENERVATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; RENAL ARTERY; SYMPATHECTOMY;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RENAL ARTERY; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84878366188     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: 18767605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.12.005     Document Type: Letter

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