A biophysical model of atrial fibrillation to define the appropriate ablation pattern in modified maze
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A biophysical model of atrial fibrillation to define the appropriate ablation pattern in modified maze.
OBJECTIVE The surgical Maze III procedure remains the gold standard in treating atrial fibrillation (AF); however due to clinical difficulties and higher risks, less invasive ablation alternatives are clinically investigated. The present study aims to define more efficient ablation patterns of the modified maze procedure using a biophysical model of human atria with chronic AF. METHODS A thre...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.10.015