Open AccessA biophysical model of atrial fibrillation ablation: what can a surgeon learn from a computer model?
Author(s) -
Patrick Ruchat,
N. Virag,
Lam Dang,
J. Schlaepfer,
Étienne Pruvot,
Lukas Kappenberger
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eum209
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , atrial fibrillation , ablation of atrial fibrillation , cardiology , ideal (ethics) , catheter ablation , philosophy , epistemology
Surgical ablation procedures for treating atrial fibrillation have been shown to be highly successful. However, the ideal ablation pattern still remains to be determined. This article reports on a systematic study of the effectiveness of the performance of different ablation line patterns.
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