Catheter-tissue contact force determines atrial electrogram characteristics before and lesion efficacy after antral pulmonary vein isolation in humans

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-129

  Kumar, Saurabh ^a,b   Chan, Martin ^a   Lee, Justin ^a   Wong, Michael C G ^a,b   Yudi, Matias ^a   Morton, Joseph B ^a,b   Spence, Steven J ^a   Halloran, Karen ^a   Kistler, Peter M ^b,c   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

atrial electrogram; atrial fibrillation; average contact force; catheter ablation; catheter tissue contact force; energy; force time integral; impedance; lesion efficacy; maximum power; radiofrequency; tip temperature

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894076107     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12293     Document Type: Article

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