The effect of electrode density on the interpretation of atrial activation patterns in epicardial mapping of human persistent atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1215-1220

  Walters, Tomos E ^a,b   Lee, Geoffrey ^a,b   Spence, Steven ^a   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Bipolar electrode; Density; Mapping; Rotor

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLASSIFICATION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRODES; EPICARDIAL MAPPING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 84960982158     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.01.030     Document Type: Article

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