Evaluation of lesion and thermodynamic characteristics of Symplicity and EnligHTN renal denervation systems in a phantom renal artery model

EuroIntervention

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-284

  Al Raisi, Sara I ^a   Pouliopoulos, Jim ^a,b   Barry, Michael T ^a,b   Swinnen, John ^a,b   Thiagalingam, Aravinda ^a,b   Thomas, Stuart P ^a,b   Sivagangabalan, Gopal ^a,b   Chow, Clara ^a,c   Chong, James ^a,b   Kizana, Eddy ^a,b   Kovoor, Pramesh ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Renal disease; Risk factors; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE TEMPERATURE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; KIDNEY DENERVATION SYSTEM; LESION DEPTH; LESION GROWTH; LESION WIDTH; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RENAL ARTERY; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TREND STUDY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; HEAT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MATERIALS TESTING; SYMPATHECTOMY; TIME;

CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RENAL ARTERY; SYMPATHECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84905456887     PISSN: 1774024X     EISSN: 19696213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4244/EIJV10I2A46     Document Type: Article

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