Catheter Ablation Without Fulguration: Design and Performance of a New System

Catheter Ablation Without Fulguration: Design and Performance of a New System

A new system is described for catheter ablation which comprises a short time capacifive power source and a specially designed catheter. The aim of the new system is to deliver high voltages with minimal or no arcing and thus avoid the risks associated with barotrauma. The performance of the new syst...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 1989-09, Vol.12 (9), p.1557-1561
Hauptverfasser: AHSAN, ARIF J., CUNNINGHAM, DAVID, ROWLAND, EDWARD, RICKARDS, ANTHONY F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
barotrauma
catheter ablation
Electric Countershock - instrumentation
Electrocoagulation - instrumentation
electrode
Equipment Design
Equipment Safety
Humans
Jguration
power source
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Zusammenfassung:A new system is described for catheter ablation which comprises a short time capacifive power source and a specially designed catheter. The aim of the new system is to deliver high voltages with minimal or no arcing and thus avoid the risks associated with barotrauma. The performance of the new system was compared in a saline tank with that of the conventional system. The new system allowed significant increases in delivered voJtage, current and energy without arcing. This new system shouJd allow safer catheter ablation.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8159.1989.tb06164.x