Guy Rozen, Leon M Ptaszek, Israel Zilberman, Victoria Douglas, E Kevin Heist, Christopher Beeckler, Andres Altmann, Jeremy N Ruskin, Assaf Govari, Moussa Mansour
Aims: Delivery of high-power short-duration radiofrequency (RF) ablation lesions is not commonly used, in part because conventional thermocouple (TC) technology underestimates tissue temperature, increasing the risk of steam pop, and thrombus formation. We aimed to test whether utilization of an ablation catheter equipped with a highly accurate novel TC technology could facilitate safe and effective delivery of high-power RF lesions. Methods and results: Adult male Yorkshire swine were used for the study...
March 22, 2018: Europace: European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology