Research
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Latest funding
- $1,782,450
Ablation Strategy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation - Trigger and Substrate Guided Wide Area RadiofrEquency Ablation Compared to Cryoablation Pulmonary Vein Isolation- A Patient Specific Precise Approach To Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: AWARE-2 RCT
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $952,426
Characterization of Arrhythmia Substrate to Ablate Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (COAST-AF) Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
- $367,200
Contact-force controller to eliminate the effects of motion during cardiac radiofrequency ablation
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
No publications available.
Ablation Strategy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation - Trigger and Substrate Guided Wide Area RadiofrEquency Ablation Compared to Cryoablation Pulmonary Vein Isolation- A Patient Specific Precise Approach To Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: AWARE-2 RCT
Principal investigators: Nair, Girish M; Andrade, Jason G; Birnie, David H; Essebag, Vidal; Wells, George A
Keywords: Clinical; Health Systems/Services
Characterization of Arrhythmia Substrate to Ablate Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (COAST-AF) Randomized Controlled Trial
Principal investigators: Nery, Pablo; Birnie, David H; Verma, Atul; Wells, George A
Keywords: Cardiac Arrhythmia - Atrial Fibrillation; Catheter Ablation Therapy
Contact-force controller to eliminate the effects of motion during cardiac radiofrequency ablation
Principal investigators: Drangova, Maria
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Catheter Robotics; Force Control; Medical Devices; Radiofrequency Ablation
Characterizing cerebral thrombus composition with Phase-based MRI
Principal investigators: Drangova, Maria
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiac Imaging; Cerebrovascular Imaging; Magnetic Field Mapping; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Phase; Quantitative Imaging; Stroke; Susceptibility; Thrombus
Characterizing cerebral thrombus composition with Phase-based MRI
Principal investigators: Drangova, Maria
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Cerebrovasuclar Imaging; Magnetic Field Mapping; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Phase; Quantitative Imaging; R2*; Stroke; Susceptibility; Thrombus
Canadian Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Intervention Network (CAF-SPIN)
Principal investigators: Healey, Jeff S; Birnie, David H; Dorian, Paul; Sheldon, Robert S; Tang, Anthony S
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Catheter Ablation; Clinical Trials; Emerging Network; Health Services; Knowledge Translation; Pacemaker; Population Screening; Research Education And Training; Stroke
Advanced techniques for image assisted cardiac interventions
Principal investigators: Drangova, Maria
Keywords: 3d Imaging; Cone-Beam Ct; Electrophysiology; Image Guided Intervention; Image Registration; Minimally Invasive Therapy; Personnalized Interventional Devices; Radiofrequency Ablation
Atrial Substrate Modification with Aggressive Blood Pressure Control to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation
Principal investigators: Parkash, Ratika; Tang, Anthony S; Wells, George A
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Blood Pressure; Catheter Ablation; Clinical Trial
A Randomized Ablation-based atrial Fibrillation rhythm control versus rate control Trial in patients with heart failure and high burden Atrial Fibrillation (RAFT-AF)
Principal investigators: Tang, Anthony S; Parkash, Ratika; Talajic, Mario; Verma, Atul; Wells, George A
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Catheter Ablation; Heart Failure; Morbidity; Mortality; Multicentre; Optimal Medical Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial
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