Targeting Nonpulmonary Vein Sources in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Identified by Noncontact Charge Density Mapping
Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Background Identification and elimination of nonpulmonary vein targets may improve clinical outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). We report on the use of a novel, noncontact imaging and mapping system that uses ultrasound to reconstruct atrial chamber anatomy and measures timing and density of dipolar, ionic activation (ie, charge density) across the myocardium to guide ablation of atrial arrhythmias.
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Willems S, Verma A, Betts TR, Murray S, Neuzil P, Ince H, Steven D, Sultan A, Heck PM, Hall MC, Tondo C, Pison L, Wong T, Boersma LV, Meyer C, Grace A. Targeting Nonpulmonary Vein Sources in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Identified by Noncontact Charge Density Mapping. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2019 Jul;12(7):e007233. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.007233