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JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 9, Pages 1038-1043Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01750.x
Keywords
arrhythmia; catheter ablation; contact force; lesion; systole; diastole; contact
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- Endosense SA, Geneva, Switzerland
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Methods and Results: An open-tip irrigated catheter was attached to a movable mount incorporating a dynamic force sensor allowing closed loop control to achieve desired force variations between the catheter tip and bovine skeletal muscle placed on a ground plate. RF energy (20 and 40 W for 60 seconds, 17 cc/min irrigation) was delivered during (1) constant contact (C) at 20 g, (2) variable contact (V) with a 20 g peak and 10 g nadir, and (3) intermittent contact (I) with a 20 g peak and 0 g nadir with loss of contact. V and I protocols were performed at 50 and 100 catheter movements/min and 2 systole:diastole time ratios (50:50 and 30:70). The area under the CF curve was calculated as the FTI. Measured FTI was highest in C, intermediate during V and lowest during I and correlated linearly with lesion volume (P < 0.0001 for 20 and 40 W). Lesion volume was highest in group C, intermediate in V and lowest in group I (P < 0.05 for C vs V, V vs I, and C vs I). Conclusions: Lesion size correlates linearly with measured contact FTI. Constant contact produces the largest and intermittent contact the smallest lesions despite constant RF power and identical peak contact forces. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 21, pp. 1038-1043, September 2010).
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