Bipolar catheter ablation in ventricular myocardium

Autor: Qiushi Chen, Wenwu Zhu, Pipin Kojodjojo, Fengxiang Zhang, Baohan Fan, Hongyan Zhao, Yeqian Zhu, Xiaolin Liu, Pengcheng Zhao
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 43:54-61
ISSN: 1540-8159
0147-8389
Popis: BACKGROUND Recurrence rates after catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for arrhythmias arising from deep myocardial substrates can exceed 40%. Failure of RFA is in part due to the inability of widely used unipolar ablation (UA) to create transmural lesions capable of disrupting the critical components of the arrhythmia circuit. A radiofrequency generator was custom-made to deliver bipolar ablation (BA) to test the hypothesis that BA is more effective compared to UA in achieving transmurality and to determine the optimal configuration for ventricular BA. METHODS Sequential UA and BA were created in porcine ventricular septal and free wall preparations using irrigated, contact-force sensing ablation catheters, orientated perpendicularly to the myocardium. Return catheters, durations of ablation, irrigating fluids, and power settings were varied to determine the optimal configuration for BA. Lesion characteristics, transmurality, and occurrence of steam pops were analyzed. RESULTS In both ventricular septal and free wall models, BA resulted in significantly more transmural lesions while causing less steam pops (P
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