The comparison of epicardial focused ultrasound circumferential pulmonary vein ablation and BOX ablation—results from experimental acute atrial fibrillation

Shaojie Chen,Zhiyu Ling,Yuehui Yin,Chengzhi Li,Bo Zhang,Bernhard Zrenner,Mitchell W. Krucoff

The comparison of epicardial focused ultrasound circumferential pulmonary vein ablation and BOX ablation—results from experimental acute atrial fibrillation

2012

Shaojie Chen
Zhiyu Ling
Yuehui Yin
Chengzhi Li
Bo Zhang
Bernhard Zrenner
Mitchell W. Krucoff

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of focused ultrasound circumferential pulmonary vein ablation (CPVa) and BOX ablation (BOXa) in an acute atrial fibrillation (AF) model.

Keywords:

Pulmonary vein
Atrial fibrillation
Radiology
Cardiology
Ablation
Ultrasound
Internal medicine
Medicine
pulmonary vein ablation
Effective refractory period
Catheter ablation
mongrel dogs
focused ultrasound
Electrical conduction system of the heart

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