Effect of contact force on pulsed field ablation lesions in porcine cardiac tissue.

Lars MattisonAtul VermaKhaldoun G TarakjiTobias ReichlinGerhard HindricksKevin L SackBirce OnalMegan M SchmidtDamijan MiklavčičDaniel C Sigg

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2023)

Increasing contact force using a bipolar, biphasic focal PFA system has minimal effects on acute lesion dimensions in an isolated porcine heart model and achieving tissue contact is more important than the force with which that contact is made.

Keyphrases

single molecule
heart failure
liver failure
bipolar disorder
intensive care unit
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation