A comparison of 8-mm and open-irrigated gold-tip catheters for typical atrial flutter ablation: Data from a prospective multicenter registry.
Ermenegildo De RuvoAntonio SagoneGiovanni RovarisProcolo MarcheseMatteo SantamariaFrancesco SolimeneWerner RauheElena PiazziLuciano MorettiQuintino ParisiVincenzo SchillaciElisa PelisseroMassimiliano ManfrinDaniele GiacopelliAlessio GargaroLeonardo CalòGaetano SenatorePublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2018)
The 8mmRFC and the irrRFC performed similarly in routine practice for CTI ablation in terms of cumulative RF time, acute and 6-month success rates. Fluoroscopy time was significantly lower in the 8mmRFC group.