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High-density (HD) mapping presents opportunities to enhance delineation of atrial fibrillation (AF) substrate, improve efficiency of the mapping procedure without sacrificing safety, and afford new mechanistic insights regarding AF. Innovations… Click to show full abstract
High-density (HD) mapping presents opportunities to enhance delineation of atrial fibrillation (AF) substrate, improve efficiency of the mapping procedure without sacrificing safety, and afford new mechanistic insights regarding AF. Innovations in hardware, software algorithms, and development of novel multielectrode catheters have allowed HD mapping to be feasible and reliable. Patients to particularly benefit from this technology are those with paroxysmal AF in setting of preexisting atrial scar, persistent AF, and AF in the setting of complex congenital heart disease. The future will bring refinements in automated HD mapping including evolution of noncontact methodologies and artificial intelligence to supplant current techniques.
Journal Title: Cardiac electrophysiology clinics
Year Published: 2020
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