Cardiology
Technique is based on RF ablation of autonomic connections in three main ganglia
Published in Cardiovascular Week, April 11th, 2005
According to scientists in Brazil, "Cardiac neuroablation is a new technique for management of patients with dominantly adverse parasympathetic autonomic influence. The technique is based on radiofrequency (RF) ablation of autonomic connections in the three main ganglia around the heart."
J.C. Pachon and colleagues of the Sao Paulo Heart Hospital continued, " Their connections are identified by Fast-Fourier Transforms (FFTs) of endocardial signals: sites of autonomic nervous connections...
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