Randomized comparison of two techniques for titrating power during radiofrequency ablation of accessory pathways

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 795-801

  Strickberger, S Adam ^a,b   Weiss, Raul ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a   Bahu, Marwan ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Brinkman, Karen ^a   Harvey, Mark ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Daoud, Emile ^a   Man, K Ching ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

thermistor ablation catheter; thermometry; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; THERMOMETRY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 9544226399     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00592.x     Document Type: Article

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