Novel Algorithm Doesn't Require Special Catheters or 3D Map of the Heart (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Novel Algorithm Doesn't Require Special Catheters or 3D Map of the Heart

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In human atrial fibrillation simulations, this technique stops the catheter at the right target and identifies the source type with a 95.25% success rate and a 99 percent detection rate of scar tissue, regardless of scar size.

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Florida Atlantic University

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