To determine whether specially devised catheters could be used to place radiofrequency (RF) linear lesions quickly and efficiently for termination and/or prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF).
Linear lesion radiofrequency ablation in canine vagal atrial fibrillation: effects of special catheters designed for efficiency, and the critical role of lesions from the crista terminalis to the superior vena cava.
Cardiovascular Division, Arrhythmia Service and Echocardiology Laboratories, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. jfisher@montefiore.org