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Does radiosurgery induce lesions at the PV ostia to block veno-atrial electrical conduction in a porcine model?
Does radiosurgery induce lesions at the PV ostia to block veno-atrial electrical conduction in a porcine model?
Radiosurgery can achieve pulmonary vein isolation in a porcine model, but the high radiation dose required (40 Gy) may limit its clinical applicability for treating atrial fibrillation.
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Radiosurgery isolates PVs in pigs; leaves open clinical translation for AF given high doses required.
Bode et al. (2015) studied this question.
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