The influence of electrode-tissue-coverage on RF lesion formation and local impedance: Insights from an ex vivo model.
Fabian BahlkeAndreas WachterNico ErhardFlorian EnglertHannah KrafftMiruna PopaElena RisseMarc KottmaierMarta TelishevskaSarah LengauerCarsten LennerzTilko ReentsGabriele HesslingIsabel DeisenhoferFelix BourierPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2023)
ETC is a main determinant of lesion size and occurrence of steam pops. Baseline LI and LI-drop are useful surrogate parameters for real-time assessment of ETC and ΔLI correlates strongly with lesion size.