Heart Rhythm
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 1754-1762 , December 2009

Cardiac ripple mapping: A novel three-dimensional visualization method for use with electroanatomic mapping of cardiac arrhythmias

Received 27 July 2009 ,Accepted 31 August 2009.

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 Dr. Linton and Dr. Koa-Wing made an equal contribution to the study.

 The authors' institution has filed a patent on some of the technology described. Dr. M. Koa-Wing and Dr. P. B. Lim are funded by the British Heart Foundation, London, United Kingdom.

PII: S1547-5271(09)00989-8

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.08.038

Heart Rhythm
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 1754-1762 , December 2009

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