Pathophysiological mechanisms of atrial fibrillation: a translational appraisal
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 …
pathophysiological processes in the atria. Some aspects of the morphological and …
A hybrid maze procedure for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation
JL Cox, A Churyla, SC Malaisrie, DT Pham… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Catheter ablation (CA) for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) is
suboptimal, and open surgical ablation, although more successful, is too invasive to be a …
suboptimal, and open surgical ablation, although more successful, is too invasive to be a …
The cox-maze procedure for lone atrial fibrillation: a single-center experience over 2 decades
T Weimar, S Schena, MS Bailey… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The Cox-Maze procedure (CMP) has achieved high success rates in the
therapy of atrial fibrillation (AF) while becoming progressively less invasive. This report …
therapy of atrial fibrillation (AF) while becoming progressively less invasive. This report …
Conditional immortalization of human atrial myocytes for the generation of in vitro models of atrial fibrillation
The lack of a scalable and robust source of well-differentiated human atrial myocytes
constrains the development of in vitro models of atrial fibrillation (AF). Here we show that …
constrains the development of in vitro models of atrial fibrillation (AF). Here we show that …
Identification of repetitive activation patterns using novel computational analysis of multielectrode recordings during atrial fibrillation and flutter in humans
EG Daoud, Z Zeidan, JD Hummel, R Weiss… - JACC: Clinical …, 2017 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess computational analysis of 64-electrode
basket catheter (BC) recordings of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter using novel …
basket catheter (BC) recordings of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter using novel …
Unmasking arrhythmogenic hubs of reentry driving persistent atrial fibrillation for patient‐specific treatment
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) driver mechanisms are obscured to clinical multielectrode
map** approaches that provide partial, surface‐only visualization of unstable 3 …
map** approaches that provide partial, surface‐only visualization of unstable 3 …
The temporal variability of dominant frequency and complex fractionated atrial electrograms constrains the validity of sequential map** in human atrial fibrillation
N Habel, P Znojkiewicz, N Thompson, JG Müller… - Heart Rhythm, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that sequential map** of dominant frequency (DF)
and complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) can identify target sites for ablation of …
and complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) can identify target sites for ablation of …
Distinctive patterns of dominant frequency trajectory behavior in drug‐refractory persistent atrial fibrillation: preliminary characterization of spatiotemporal instability
JL Salinet, JH Tuan, AJ Sandilands… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Frequency Trajectory of Atrial Fibrillation Introduction The role of substrates in the
maintenance of persistent atrial fibrillation (persAF) remains poorly understood. The use of …
maintenance of persistent atrial fibrillation (persAF) remains poorly understood. The use of …
Maintenance of atrial fibrillation: are reentrant drivers with spatial stability the key?
Here, we discuss how the visualization of microanatomic reentrant AF drivers becomes
much more complex when intramural conduction and the 3D atrial structure are considered …
much more complex when intramural conduction and the 3D atrial structure are considered …
Mechanisms of atrial fibrillation: rotors, ionic determinants, and excitation frequency
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with
cardiovascular disease and its prevalence in the general population continues to increase. 1 …
cardiovascular disease and its prevalence in the general population continues to increase. 1 …