Key result
A computer model of human atria was used to evaluate different ablation patterns for atrial fibrillation and compare them to standard Maze-type procedures.
Why the study?
How do different ablation patterns compare to Maze-type procedures in interrupting atrial fibrillation in a computer model of human atria?
How do different ablation patterns compare to Maze-type procedures in interrupting atrial fibrillation in a computer model of human atria?
This study uses a computer model of human atria to evaluate the efficacy of various ablation patterns compared to standard Maze-type procedures for atrial fibrillation.
Computer models identify candidate AF ablation patterns; leaves open clinical efficacy versus Maze procedures.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of arrhythmia. Consequences for patients are discomfort, blood clot formation and a high risk of embolic stroke. The choice of therapy is patient-dependent and is usually based on the degree of disability and the associated symptoms. Surgical/catheter ablation is a therapeutical procedure, which consists in creating lines of conduction block to interrupt maintenance of atrial fibrillation. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate different ablation patterns by means of a computer model of human atria. The importance of ablation lines in the right or left atrium is studied and compared to Maze-type procedures, which represent the standard in ablation therapy.
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Dang et al. (2004) studied Atrial fibrillation. Different ablation patterns (computer model) vs. Maze-type procedures was evaluated on Evaluation of ablation lines in the right or left atrium. A computer model of human atria was used to evaluate different ablation patterns for atrial fibrillation and compare them to standard Maze-type procedures.
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