A Novel Catheter Design for Laser Photocoagulation of the Myocardium to Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia

Identification of reentry circuit sites during catheter mapping and radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia late after myocardial infarction.

William G. Stevenson, Hafiza Khan, Philip T. Sager et al. · Circulation · 1993 · 903 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Electrical Engineering +17

Comparison of In Vivo Tissue Temperature Profile and Lesion Geometry for Radiofrequency Ablation With a Saline-Irrigated Electrode Versus Temperature Control in a Canine Thigh Muscle Preparation

Hiroshi Nakagawa, William S. Yamanashi, Jan Piťha et al. · Circulation · 1995 · 624 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Heat Transfer +14

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary artery disease.

F Morady, Mark Harvey, Steven J. Kalbfleisch et al. · Circulation · 1993 · 428 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +17

Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease using cooled radiofrequency energy

Hugh Calkins, Andrew E. Epstein, D. L. Packer et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2000 · 418 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology +16

Encircling Endocardial Ventriculotomy: A New Surgical Treatment for Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachycardias Resistant to Medical Treatment Following Myocardial Infarction

G Guiraudon, G Fontaine, Robert Frank et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1978 · 406 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +12