Preventive ablation strategies in a biophysical model of atrial fibrillation based on realistic anatomical data

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 399-406

  Reumann, Matthias ^a,b   Bohnert, Julia ^b   Seemann, Gunnar ^b   Osswald, Brigitte ^c   Dössel, Olaf ^b  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation strategies; Computer simulation; Supraventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CATHETER ABLATION STRATEGIES; ECTOPIC BEATS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA;

BIOPHYSICS;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PULMONARY VEIN;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOPHYSICS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 38349032975     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.912672     Document Type: Article

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