Recent Advances in Lesion Formation for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016 May;9(5):10.1161/CIRCEP.115.003299 e003299. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.115.003299.

Authors

Adam S Barnett¹, Tristram D Bahnson¹, Jonathan P Piccini²

Affiliations

¹ From the Duke Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
² From the Duke Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. jonathan.piccini@duke.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; mapping; radiofrequency ablation; technology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Equipment Design
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
Heart Conduction System / surgery*
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Pulmonary Veins / innervation
Recurrence
Treatment Outcome

Grants and funding

U19 HS021092/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States