Chapter-10 Radiofrequency Ablation: Principles and Biophysics
BOOK TITLE: Practical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Author
1. Friedman Paul M
2. Deshmukh Abhishek
ISBN
9789386056795
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/13028_11
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
20
Author Affiliations
1.
University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, The Methodist Hospital, New York, NY, USA
2.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Chapter keywords
Radiofrequency ablation,
radiofrequency energy,
effective lesion formation,
electrode contact pressure,
impedance monitoring,
coagulum formation,
atrioesophageal fistula