Scientific article
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Contact Force in Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Atrial Rhythm and Ventricular Contractions: Co-Force Atrial Fibrillation Study

Published inCirculation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 1342-1350
Publication date2015
Abstract

In an experimental model, variable and intermittent contact force (CF) resulted in a significant decrease in lesion volume. In humans, variability of CF during pulmonary vein isolation has not been characterized.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis/physiopathology/surgery
  • Atrial Function
  • Cardiac Catheters
  • Catheter Ablation/adverse effects/instrumentation
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques
  • Cardiac
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Contraction
  • Pulmonary Veins/physiopathology/surgery
  • Time Factors
  • Transducers
  • Pressure
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function
Citation (ISO format)
SARKOZY, Andrea et al. Contact Force in Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Atrial Rhythm and Ventricular Contractions: Co-Force Atrial Fibrillation Study. In: Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2015, vol. 8, n° 6, p. 1342–1350. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.115.003041
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