Virtualizing clinical cases of atrial flutter in a fast marching simulation including conduction velocity and ablation scars

Diagnosis of atrial flutter caused by ablation of atrial fibrillation is complex due to ablation scars. This paper presents an approach to replicate the clinically measured flutter circuit in a dynamic computer model. In a first step, important anatomical features of the flutter circuit are extracte...

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Main Authors: Trächtler J., Oesterlein T., Loewe A., Poremba E., Luik A., Schmitt C., Dössel O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2015-0098