Open AccessDiscrepancies Between Catheter Tip and Tissue Temperature in Cooled-Tip Ablation
Author(s) -
G. Keith Bruce,
T. Jared Bunch,
Mark A. Milton,
Álvaro Valentim Lima Sarabanda,
Susan B. Johnson,
Douglas L. Packer
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.492439
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , catheter , catheter ablation , biomedical engineering , cardiology , radiology
It is not known whether catheter tip temperatures with a cooled-tip ablation can be reliably extrapolated to estimate actual tissue temperatures. The relationship between catheter tip temperatures, tissue temperatures, power, and microbubble formation is not known.
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