The STAR Apollo Mapping System is a cardiac mapping method that is based on proprietary algorithms developed to identify localized sources of atrial activation during AF. The STAR Apollo Mapping System does not aim to elucidate the mechanism of AF, rather it seeks to reveal the anatomical location of regions where activation may be originating from, regardless of mechanism. This is based on a very simple and fundamental principle that the source of activation will have activation emerging from it in multiple directions, but not progressing towards it.
"An individual software program or group of programs, routines and/or algorithms that add specific image processing and/or analysis capabilities to a cardiac mapping system computer for storing, processing and management of electronic information/data used to interpret cardiac physiology parameters. It is a basic set of application programs and routines used for cardiac mapping computer-controlled imaging which can be upgraded to correct programming errors or to add new system capabilities. An application program package is typically identified by a proprietary name and ""version"" or ""upgrade"" number."