Afib Diagram (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Afib Diagram

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The left panel shows the eye of a hurricane. The right panel shows the striking similarity of the rotor or localized source of an arrhythmia in a patient with atrial fibrillation. Ablation targeted at these rotors or "eyes of the storm" successfully terminated and eliminated atrial fibrillation in the CONFRIM trial.

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