FBG Sensor for Contact Level Monitoring and Prediction of Perforation in Cardiac Ablation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of arrhythmia, and is characterized by a disordered contractile activity of the atria (top chambers of the heart). A popular treatment for AF is radiofrequency (RF) ablation. In about 2.4% of cardiac RF ablation procedures, the catheter is accidently...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-01-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/1/1002/ |