Catheter ablation

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_3C2B00BABA4A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Catheter ablation
Journal
Current Opinion in Cardiology
Author(s)
Fromer  M., Shenasa  M.
ISSN
0268-4705 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/1991
Volume
6
Number
1
Pages
60-5
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review --- Old month value: Feb
Abstract
Catheter ablation is gaining increasing interest for the therapy of symptomatic, sustained arrhythmias of various origins. The scope of this review is to give an overview of the biophysical aspects and major characteristics of some of the most widely used energy sources in catheter ablation, e.g., the discharge of conventional defibrillators, modified defibrillators, laser light, and radiofrequency current application. Results from animal studies are considered to explain the basic mechanisms of catheter ablation. The recent achievements with the use of radiofrequency current to modify or ablate cardiac conduction properties are outlined in more detail.
Keywords
Animals Arrhythmia/*surgery Electric Countershock Electrocoagulation/*methods Ethanol/therapeutic use Humans Lasers Radio Waves
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Web of science
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