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Abstract #4515

Assessment of Lesion Characteristics Post RF Ablation Procedure in a Chronic Canine Model of Atrial Fibrillation

Sathya Vijayakumar1, 2, Ravi Ranjan2, Derek J. Dosdall2, Kyungpyo Hong2, 3, Daniel Kim1, 2, Nassir F. Marrouche2, Eugene G. Kholmovski1, 2

1UCAIR, Dept. of Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 2CARMA, Dept. of Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 3BioEngineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States


This work examines the contrast kinetics of post radio-frequency ablation lesions in the myocardium of a pacemaker induced atrial fibrillation canine model. We image these dogs, immediately after ablation procedure for a duration of 2.5 hours and repeat imaging every week after.