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Review
. 2019 Sep;11(3):481-485.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2019.05.008.

Noninvasive Cardioablation

Marwan M Refaat  1 , Patrick Zakka  2 , Bassem Youssef  3 , Youssef H Zeidan  3 , Fadi Geara  3 , Amin Al-Ahmad  4
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Review

Noninvasive Cardioablation

Marwan M Refaat et al. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Stereotactic body radiotherapy uses the principle of 3-dimensional localization of a target to deliver a high dose of radiation to a precise location. The aim of this technique is to ablate tissue noninvasively. Because of its high precision and target conformity, it can deliver a high dose of radiation to a specific area in a tissue without significantly affecting nearby tissues. It is being actively studied and even used in therapy for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.

Keywords: Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac ablation; Noninvasive; Radioablation; Ventricular tachycardia.

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