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May 1, 1995Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Use of the Saline Infusion Electrode Catheter for Improved Energy Delivery and Increased Lesion Size in Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation

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RMRobert S. MittlemanJazz Pharmaceuticals (United States)WGW T de Guzman HCHenri CuénoudUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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Saline infusion during RF ablation yields larger lesions in canines; leaves open whether irrigated catheters improve human arrhythmia outcomes.

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Mittleman et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a809d092ea91e47663d670d https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb04743.x

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AF ablation outcomes

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