Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/65923, first published .
An Explainable AI Application (AF’fective) to Support Monitoring of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation: Qualitative Focus Group, Design Session, and Interview Study

An Explainable AI Application (AF’fective) to Support Monitoring of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation: Qualitative Focus Group, Design Session, and Interview Study

An Explainable AI Application (AF’fective) to Support Monitoring of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation: Qualitative Focus Group, Design Session, and Interview Study

Wan Jou She   1 , PhD ;   Panote Siriaraya   1 , PhD ;   Hibiki Iwakoshi   2, 3 , MD, PhD ;   Noriaki Kuwahara   1, 4 , PhD ;   Keitaro Senoo   2, 3 , MD, PhD

1 Faculty of Information and Human Sciences, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan

2 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

3 Department of Cardiac Arrhythmia Research and Innovation, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

4 Department of Advanced Fibro-Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan

Corresponding Author:

  • Keitaro Senoo, MD, PhD
  • Department of Cardiac Arrhythmia Research and Innovation
  • Graduate School of Medical Science
  • Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
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  • Kamigyo-ku Kyoto
  • Kyoto, 602-8566
  • Japan
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  • Email: k-senoo@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp