Importance of Geometry and Refractory Period in Sustaining Atrial Fibrillation | Zendy

Gregory D. Byrd | Zendy; Sandip M. Prasad | Zendy; Crystal M. Ripplinger | Zendy; T. Ryan Cassilly | Zendy; Richard B. Schuessler | Zendy; John P. Boineau | Zendy; Ralph J. Damiano | Zendy

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Importance of Geometry and Refractory Period in Sustaining Atrial Fibrillation

Author(s) -

Gregory D. Byrd,

Sandip M. Prasad,

Crystal M. Ripplinger,

T. Ryan Cassilly,

Richard B. Schuessler,

John P. Boineau,

Ralph J. Damiano

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.526210

Subject(s) - refractory period , atrial fibrillation , medicine , ablation , cardiology , effective refractory period , stimulus (psychology) , wavelength , biomedical engineering , materials science , optoelectronics , psychology , psychotherapist

The critical mass hypothesis for atrial fibrillation (AF) was proposed in 1914. There has never been a systematic investigation defining the relationship between tissue geometry and AF. The purpose of this study was to determine the association among the probability of maintaining AF and the width, area, weight, effective refractory period (ERP), and wavelength in atrial tissue.

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