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Catheter Ablation Without Fulguration: Design and Performance of a New System
Author(s) -
AHSAN ARIF J.,
CUNNINGHAM DAVID,
ROWLAND EDWARD,
RICKARDS ANTHONY F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1989.tb06164.x
Subject(s) - fulguration , medicine , ablation , catheter ablation , catheter , surgery
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.