Surgical Ablation of Cardiac Tissue with Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields in Swine.

Frency VargheseJonathan M PhilpottJohanna U NeuberBarbara HargraveChristian W Zemlin

Published in: Cardiovascular engineering and technology (2022)

nsPEF ablation reliably created acute lesions in porcine atrial and ventricular myocardium. It has far better penetration and is faster than both radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation and it is free from thermal side effects.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
catheter ablation
left ventricular
liver failure
atrial fibrillation
heart failure
left atrial
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
mitral valve
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome