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Cardiac ablation

Known as: ablations cardiac, Catheter Ablation, ablation catheter 
Removal of tissue with electrical current delivered via electrodes positioned at the distal end of a catheter. Energy sources are commonly direct… 
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Ablation, Transvenous ElectricCatheter Ablation, ElectricCatheter Ablation, PercutaneousCatheter Ablation, Radiofrequency
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Novel oral anticoagulants in a real-world cohort of patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
AIMS Experiences with novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) early after atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation are limited and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Anatomic evaluation of the left phrenic nerve relevant to epicardial and endocardial catheter ablation: implications for phrenic nerve injury.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Changes in the Isolated Delayed Component as an Endpoint of Catheter Ablation in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Predictor for Long‐Term Success
Introduction: Although successful ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is feasible in arrhythmogenic right ventricular… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Catheter Ablation of Stable and Unstable Ventricular Tachycardias in Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Introduction: A reentrant circuit within an area of abnormal myocardium is suspected as the origin of ventricular tachycardia (VT… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Atrial and ventricular approaches for radiofrequency catheter ablation of left-sided accessory pathways.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Ablation of the atrioventricular junction with radiofrequency energy using a new electrode catheter.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Clinical efficacy of radiofrequency current in the treatment of patients with atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Coagulation of Ventricular Myocardium Using Radiofrequency Alternating Current: Bio‐Physical Aspects and Experimental Findings
Within the last years, a variety of different energy sources has been investigated to test their feasibilty for catheter ablation… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Transcatheter desiccation of the canine left ventricle using radiofrequency energy: a pilot study.
1986
1986
Electrical catheter ablation in the left and right ventricular wall in dogs: relation between delivered energy and histopathologic changes.
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