Does a novel contact force sensor in an irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter predict lesion size and the incidence of steam pop and thrombus?
A novel contact force sensor in an open-irrigated ablation catheter predicts lesion size and complication risks, potentially optimizing radiofrequency power and application time.
This novel ablation catheter, which accurately measures CF, confirmed CF is a major determinant of RF lesion size. Steam pop and thrombus incidence also increases with CF. CFS in an open-irrigated ablation catheter that may optimize the selection of RF power and application time to maximize lesion formation and reduce the risk of steam pop and thrombus.
Yokoyama et al. (2008) studied this question.