Biophysical- and Engineering-Oriented Approaches to Energy-Based Cardiac Ablation Techniques

Dear Colleagues,

Despite the fact that ablative therapies based on electromagnetic energy are currently a minimally invasive option for treating some of the most common cardiac arrhythmias, there is still a lack of knowledge about the physical principles that govern the interaction between these energies and biological tissues. This applies to the well-known radiofrequency (RF) power as well as the more recent application of high-voltage pulses (pulsed field ablation), and includes others such as laser and microwave ablation. Therefore, this Special Issue will include new advances, perspectives, research and reviews of the biophysical mechanisms regarding these energy-based ablative techniques, aiming to improve our understanding of the physical principles underlying the use of electromagnetic energies to improve the safety and efficacy of the current treatments of cardiac arrhythmias. Although contributions are expected to have a significant engineering and physics component, as well as mathematical modeling, they should be sufficiently comprehensible and understandable to clinicians and physicians involved in the use of the aforementioned techniques.

Dr. Ana González-Suárez
Prof. Dr. Erik B. Kulstad
Dr. Juan J. Pérez
Dr. Ramiro Miguel Irastorza
Guest Editors

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