Ablation effect indicated by impedance fall is correlated with contact force level during ablation for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1210-1215

  De Bortoli, Alessandro ^a   Sun, Li Zhi ^a   Solheim, Eivind ^a   Hoff, Per Ivar ^a   Schuster, Peter ^a   Ohm, Ole Jørgen ^a   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; contact force; impedance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTACT FORCE; IMPEDANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886779953     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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