In situ procedure for high-efficiency computational modeling of atrial fibrillation reflecting personal anatomy, fiber orientation, fibrosis, and electrophysiology

B Lim, J Kim, M Hwang, JS Song, JK Lee, HT Yu… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We previously reported the feasibility and efficacy of a simulation-guided clinical catheter
ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) in an in-silico AF model. We developed a highly efficient …

Localized optogenetic targeting of rotors in atrial cardiomyocyte monolayers

I Feola, L Volkers, R Majumder, A Teplenin… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Recently, a new ablation strategy for atrial fibrillation has emerged, which
involves the identification of rotors (ie, local drivers) followed by the localized targeting of …

Clinical usefulness of digital twin guided virtual amiodarone test in patients with atrial fibrillation ablation

T Hwang, B Lim, OS Kwon, MH Kim, D Kim… - NPJ Digital …, 2024 - nature.com
It would be clinically valuable if the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs could be simulated in
advance. We developed a digital twin to predict amiodarone efficacy in high-risk atrial …

Anti-and pro-fibrillatory effects of pulmonary vein isolation gaps in human atrial fibrillation digital twins

Z Jin, T Hwang, D Kim, B Lim, OS Kwon, S Kim… - npj Digital …, 2024 - nature.com
Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) gaps and extrapulmonary vein triggers contribute to
recurrence after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, their precise mechanisms remain unproven …

A computational framework to benchmark basket catheter guided ablation in atrial fibrillation

M Alessandrini, M Valinoti, L Unger… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Catheter ablation is a curative therapeutic approach for atrial fibrillation (AF). Ablation of
rotational sources based on basket catheter measurements has been proposed as a …

Anti-atrial fibrillation effects of pulmonary vein isolation with or without ablation gaps: a computational modeling study

Z Jin, I Hwang, B Lim, OS Kwon, JW Park… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) gaps contribute to recurrence after
atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation, the mechanism is unclear. We used realistic …

Computational modeling for antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation according to genotype

I Hwang, Z Jin, JW Park, OS Kwon, B Lim… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) can vary in patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF), and the PITX2 gene affects the responsiveness of AADs. We explored the …

Entropy mapping approach for functional reentry detection in atrial fibrillation: an in-silico study

JP Ugarte, C Tobón, A Orozco-Duque - Entropy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Catheter ablation of critical electrical propagation sites is a promising tool for reducing the
recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). The spatial identification of the arrhythmogenic …

Computational analysis of mapping catheter geometry and contact quality effects on rotor detection in atrial fibrillation

C Bartolucci, C Fabbri, C Tomasi, P Sabbatani… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and catheter mapping has
been proved to be an effective approach for detecting AF drivers to be targeted by ablation …

Restitution Slope Affects the Outcome of Dominant Frequency Ablation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: CUVIA-AF2 Post-Hoc Analysis Based on Computational …

JW Park, B Lim, I Hwang, OS Kwon, HT Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Although the dominant frequency (DF) localizes the reentrant drivers and the
maximal slope of the action potential duration (APD) restitution curve (Smax) reflects the …