Initial Experience with a Novel Focused Ultrasound Ablation System for Ring Ablation Outside the Pulmonary Vein

Meininger G., Calkins H., Lickfett L., et al,

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 8, 141-148, 2003

Pre-clinical canine testing of a novel high intensity, forward-focused ultrasound balloon catheter for pulmonary vein isolation.

Nakagawa H, Aoyama H, Pitha JV, Lustgarten DL, Foresti S, Calame JD, Beckman KJ, Ashar M, Po SS, Wu R, Lockwood D, Lazzara R, Jackman WM

PACE, 2003; Vol. 26: 954.

Circumferential lesion characteristics of high intensity focused ultrasound balloon catheter for pulmonary vein isolation

Aoyama H, Nakagawa H, Foresti S, Pitha JV, Lazzara R, Jackman W

PACE 2004;1:S109.
Presented at the North American Society of Pacing & Electrophysiology, May 2003

Initial clinical experience with high intensity focused ultrasound balloon catheter for pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Nakagawa H, Antz M, et al. American Heart Association,

Circulation. 2004;110:III-459.
Presented at the Heart Rhythm Society Meeting, May 2004

Initial Experience With Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a High Intensity focused Ultrasound Balloon Catheter

Markus, K., Sinha, A., Karla, D., Hanrath, P., Stellbrink, C.

Heart Rhythm Meeting, 05-AB-4812-HRS, 2005
Presented at the American Heart Association, November 2004

Critical Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Steerable High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Balloon in Pulmonary Vein Isolation in a Canine Model

Mahapatra, S., Bunch, T., Miller, D., Johnson, S., Packer, D.

AHA Abstract 2728, 2005
Presented at the Heart Rhythm Society Meeting, May 2005

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation – First Clinical Experience with a Novel Steerable Balloon Catheter

Antz, M., Ernst, S., Kuck, KH., et al,

Heart Rhythm Journal, 2005; 2: S63-S64
Presented at the American Heart Association, November 2005

Anatomical Left Atrial Circumferential Ablation to Electrically Isolate Pulmonary Veins Using a Novel Focused Ultrasound Balloon Catheter

Wong, T., Markides V., Peters, N., Davies, D.W.,

Heart Rhythm Journal, 2006; 3: 370-371
Presented at the Heart Rhythm Meeting, 2005