Force‐Sensing Catheters During Pediatric Radiofrequency Ablation: The FEDERATION Study

BackgroundBased on data from studies of atrial fibrillation ablations, optimal parameters for the TactiCath (TC; St. Jude Medical, Inc) force‐sensing ablation catheter are a contact force of 20 g and a force‐time integral of 400 g·s for the creation of transmural lesions. We aimed to evaluate TC in...

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Main Authors: Aarti S. Dalal, Hoang H. Nguyen, Tammy Bowman, George F. Van Hare, Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.005772