Irreversible electroporation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
Cardiac ablation is an established treatment modality for the management of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Current approaches to cardiac ablation employ thermal based energy to achieve lesions (damage) within the heart. There are many shortcomings and limitations of thermal based approaches. Ele...
| Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| Repository: | Repositorio Digital de la UPF |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/36177 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10230/36177 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2018.1459185 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Electroporation DC energy Cardiac ablation Atrial fibrillation Ventricular arrhythmias |
| Summary: | Cardiac ablation is an established treatment modality for the management of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Current approaches to cardiac ablation employ thermal based energy to achieve lesions (damage) within the heart. There are many shortcomings and limitations of thermal based approaches. Electroporation (DC energy) is a non-thermal alternative approach to ablation has shown significant promise in animal studies. |
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