In vitro comparison of platinum-iridium and gold tip electrodes: lesion depth in 4 mm, 8 mm, and irrigated-tip radiofrequency ablation catheters.

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Published in Europace on February 26, 2009

Authors

Markus Linhart1, Hanke Mollnau, Alexander Bitzen, Sabine Wurtz, Jan W Schrickel, René Andrié, Florian Stöckigt, Christian Weiss, Georg Nickenig, Lars M Lickfett, Thorsten Lewalter

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany. markus.linhart@ukb.uni-bonn.de

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