Atrial fibrillation propagates through gaps in ablation lines: Implications for ablative treatment of atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1296-1301

  Melby, Spencer J ^a   Lee, Anson M ^a   Zierer, Andreas ^a   Kaiser, Scott P ^a   Livhits, Masha J ^a   Boineau, John P ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation gap; Atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency ablation; Transmural

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLAMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTRODE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART PERFUSION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HYPOTHESIS; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 50949120702     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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