NDLI: Convective Cooling Affects Cardiac Catheter Cryoablation and Radiofrequency Ablation in Opposite Directions

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Author	Haemmerich, D. Pilcher, T.A.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Recently, cryoablation has received increased attention as a safer alternative to radiofrequency (RF) ablation. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of convective cooling at physiologic flow rates on RF lesion size and on cryo lesion size. Porcine hearts were sectioned into 40 pieces and placed in a temperature-controlled saline bath (37degC) with varying directed flow rates (0, 1, 2 and 3 L/min). Large-tip cryoablation (8mm tip) was performed for 4 minutes on 20 tissue sections at -80degC tip temperature. Large-tip RF catheter ablation (10 mm tip) was performed at 60degC target temperature for 1 minute on 20 tissue sections. For each catheter, flow rates were randomized between applications. The tissue pieces were placed in culture medium for 24 hrs, sectioned, stained and measured to determine lesion depth, width and volume. Average lesion geometry was estimated from the data. Lesion dimensions were dependent on the flow rate for RF ablation with larger lesions at higher flow rates (mean volumes: 211plusmn35, 304plusmn79, 439plusmn125 and 525.7plusmn187 mm3 for 0, 1, 2 and 3 L/min flow rate, respectively, p < 0.01). Also for cryoablation lesion size varied significantly with flow, such that lower flow rates produced larger lesions (mean volumes: 855plusmn402, 809plusmn218, 658plusmn91 and 360plusmn114 mm3 for 0, 1, 2 and 3 L/min flow rate respectively, p < 0.01). While RF ablation creates larger lesions at high flow rates (3 L/min), cryoablation creates larger lesions at low flow rates (0-1 L/min, p < 0.05).
Starting Page	1499
Ending Page	1502
File Size	923609
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ISBN	9781424407873
ISSN	1557170X
DOI	10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352585
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-08-22
Publisher Place	France
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Cooling Catheters Radio frequency Lesions Heart Temperature Myocardium Polyethylene Volume measurement Geometry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Signal Processing Biomedical Engineering Health Informatics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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