Pathophysiological mechanisms of atrial fibrillation: a translational appraisal

U Schotten, S Verheule, P Kirchhof… - Physiological …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia that can occur as the result of numerous different
pathophysiological processes in the atria. Some aspects of the morphological and …

Computational modeling of the human atrial anatomy and electrophysiology

O Dössel, MW Krueger, FM Weber, M Wilhelms… - Medical & biological …, 2012 - Springer
This review article gives a comprehensive survey of the progress made in computational
modeling of the human atria during the last 10 years. Modeling the anatomy has emerged …

Modeling cardiac muscle fibers in ventricular and atrial electrophysiology simulations

R Piersanti, PC Africa, M Fedele, C Vergara… - Computer Methods in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since myocardial fibers drive the electric signal propagation throughout the myocardium,
accurately modeling their arrangement is essential for simulating heart electrophysiology …

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation guided by complex electrograms

H Oral, A Chugh, E Good, A Wimmer, S Dey… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) guided by complex
fractionated atrial electrograms has been reported to eliminate AF in a large proportion of …

A randomized assessment of the incremental role of ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms after antral pulmonary vein isolation for long-lasting persistent …

H Oral, A Chugh, K Yoshida, JF Sarrazin… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to determine whether ablation of complex fractionated atrial
electrograms (CFAEs) after antral pulmonary vein isolation (APVI) further improves the …

Genesis of complex fractionated atrial electrograms in zones of slow conduction: a computer model of microfibrosis

V Jacquemet, CS Henriquez - Heart rhythm, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Complex fractionated atrial electrograms are used as potential targets for
catheter ablation therapy of atrial fibrillation. Although fibrosis has been associated with the …

Image‐based models of cardiac structure in health and disease

F Vadakkumpadan, H Arevalo, AJ Prassl… - … Systems Biology and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Computational approaches to investigating the electromechanics of healthy and diseased
hearts are becoming essential for the comprehensive understanding of cardiac function. In …

A three-dimensional human atrial model with fiber orientation. Electrograms and arrhythmic activation patterns relationship

C Tobón, CA Ruiz-Villa, E Heidenreich, L Romero… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The most common sustained cardiac arrhythmias in humans are atrial tachyarrhythmias,
mainly atrial fibrillation. Areas of complex fractionated atrial electrograms and high dominant …

Effects of electrical and structural remodeling on atrial fibrillation maintenance: a simulation study

T Krogh-Madsen, GW Abbott… - PLoS computational …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Atrial fibrillation, a common cardiac arrhythmia, often progresses unfavourably: in patients
with long-term atrial fibrillation, fibrillatory episodes are typically of increased duration and …

Mechanism underlying initiation of paroxysmal atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation by ectopic foci: a simulation study

Y Gong, F **e, KM Stein, A Garfinkel, CA Culianu… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The mechanisms underlying paroxysmal atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation initiation
by ectopic foci from various locations are unclear. Methods and Results—We used parallel …