Pieter W J Lozekoot, Monique M J de Jong, Orlando Parise, Francesco Matteucci, Fabiana Lucà, Narendra Kumar, Daniele Bani, Jens Czapla, Laurent Pison, Harry J G M Crijns, Jos G Maessen, Mark La Meir, Sandro Gelsomino
OBJECTIVE: We present the first testing study on the ABLA-BOX, a new in vitro module of hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation. METHODS: ABLA-BOX consists of two chambers that mimic the epicardial and endocardial sides of the heart. The septum between chambers provides catheter access on both sites of the cardiac tissue. A circuit, filled with freshly obtained porcine blood, including a pump, an oxygenator, and a heating device, circulate the blood inside the system...
May 2016: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery