Local Electrical Dyssynchrony during Atrial Fibrillation: Theoretical Considerations and Initial Catheter Ablation Results

Pawel Kuklik; Benjamin Schäffer; Boris A. Hoffmann; Anand N. Ganesan; Doreen Schreiber; Julia M. Moser; Ruken Ö. Akbulak; Arian Sultan; Daniel Steven; Bart Maesen; Ulrich Schotten; Christian Meyer; Stephan Willems

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164236

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Local Electrical Dyssynchrony during Atrial Fibrillation: Theoretical Considerations and Initial Catheter Ablation Results

Pawel Kuklik ,

* E-mail: p.kuklik@uke.de

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8440-654X

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Benjamin Schäffer,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Boris A. Hoffmann,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Anand N. Ganesan,

Affiliation Flinders University School of Medicine and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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Doreen Schreiber,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Julia M. Moser,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Ruken Ö. Akbulak,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Arian Sultan,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Daniel Steven,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Bart Maesen,

Affiliation Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Ulrich Schotten,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Christian Meyer,

Affiliations Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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Stephan Willems

Affiliations Department of Cardiology–Electrophysiology, University Hospital Hamburg, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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Local Electrical Dyssynchrony during Atrial Fibrillation: Theoretical Considerations and Initial Catheter Ablation Results

Pawel Kuklik,
Benjamin Schäffer,
Boris A. Hoffmann,
Anand N. Ganesan,
Doreen Schreiber,
Julia M. Moser,
Ruken Ö. Akbulak,
Arian Sultan,
Daniel Steven,
Bart Maesen

Published: October 25, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164236

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