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  "abstract": "Large animal surgeries are the standard for validating pre-clinical electrophysiology studies, and serve as an important step for the rationale underlying clinical trials. Although electrophysiologists receive extensive training in catheter-based approaches, few medical centers have the capability to perform experimental animal surgeries in large animals. Here, we present a step-by-step guide to performing an epicardial approach to pacing and sensing in a large animal sheep model, with the goal of enabling a wide variety of pacing and ablation options.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL USA",
    "Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA",
    "Department of Physiology and Biophysics and the Center for Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA",
    "Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA",
    "Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, 840 S. Wood St., 920S (MC 715), Chicago, IL 60612 USA"
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      "name": "Ken S. Lizama"
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      "name": "Tirth A. Patel"
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      "name": "Mehdi Razavi"
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      "name": "Mark D. McCauley"
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  "doi": "10.1007/s10840-026-02353-3",
  "fulltext_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13739996/",
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  "pdf_url": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10840-026-02353-3.pdf",
  "pmcid": "PMC13739996",
  "pmid": "42166088",
  "published": "2026-05-21",
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  "title": "A surgical epicardial approach to mapping and ablation in large animal models",
  "title_text": "A surgical epicardial approach to mapping and ablation in large animal models",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-10T12:21:20Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/cd6dwmkprgyvm",
  "venue": "Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology",
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