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Background  An RFA lesion quality indicator, Surpoint Tag Index ®  (TI) incorporates key factors: power, time, and contact force, impacting lesion quality. TI accurately estimates lesion depth in animal studies. However, the relationship between TI and  in‐vivo  atrial wall thickness in patients exhibiting bidirectional block remains unknown.    Objective  To describe the relationship between atrial wall thickness and TI in CTI exhibiting bidirectional block.    Methods  Data from 492 RFA lesions from 25 patients undergoing PVI and CTI ablations in SR with point‐by‐point RF lesions (<45 W) utilizing a Thermocool Smarttouch ®  SF ablation catheter and CARTO‐3 mapping were retrospectively analyzed. Operators were blinded to TI data and CTI thickness. CTI thickness was obtained using ICE images on Cartosound pre‐ablation. Durable lesions were defined as part of a lesion set exhibiting bidirectional block of >30 min.    Results  In lesions exhibiting bidirectional block, the thinnest (1–2 mm; 5% lesions) and thickest (8–10 mm; 6% lesions) portions of the CTI correlated with the lowest (429 ± 75) and highest (516 ± 64) TI. The bulk of thickness (2–6 mm; 80%) correlated with a TI of 455 ± 72 ( p  = 0.001). There was a weak but positive correlation between TI and CTI thickness ( r  = 0.2;  p  ≤ 0.01). Examined in sectors, the anterior 1/3 rd  CTI was the thickest (4.8 ± 1.9 mm) but correlated with a similar TI value (479 ± 75 vs. 471 ± 70;  p  = 0.34) as the thinner middle 1/3 rd  (3.8 ± 1.7 mm;  p  ≤ 0.0001).    Conclusion  A mean TI value of 455 correlates with bidirectional block across the bulk of CTI with lower and higher values needed for the thinner and thicker portions, respectively. Tissue composition, aside from wall thickness, influences TI values for the creation of the bidirectional block.

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Relationship between Surpoint Tag Index, a Radiofrequency Ablation lesion quality indicator, and Atrial wall thickness in Cavotricuspid isthmus Ablations exhibiting bidirectional block