The role of local impedance drop in the acute lesion efficacy during pulmonary vein isolation performed with a new contact force sensing catheter-A pilot study.
Nándor SzegediZoltán SallóPéter PergeKatalin PirosVivien Klaudia NagyIstván OsztheimerBéla MerkelyLászló GellérPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The measurement of the local impedance may predict optimal lesion formation. A local impedance drop > 21.80 Ohms on the anterior wall and > 18.30 Ohms on the posterior wall significantly increases the probability of creating a successful lesion.