Letter by Saul and Haemmerich regarding article "Comparison of electrode cooling between internal and open irrigation in radiofrequency ablation lesion depth and incidence of thrombus and steam pop"

Circulation. 2006 Jun 27;113(25):e936; author reply e937. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.621094.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation / adverse effects
  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Cold Temperature
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrodes*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Muscle, Skeletal / blood supply
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Design
  • Risk Factors
  • Steam
  • Temperature*
  • Therapeutic Irrigation / adverse effects
  • Therapeutic Irrigation / methods*
  • Thigh
  • Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Thrombosis / prevention & control

Substances

  • Steam