Effect of respiration on catheter-tissue contact force during ablation of atrial arrhythmias
Heart Rhythm, 07/11/2012
Kumar S et al. – Catheter–tissue contact force (CF) is critically influenced by respiration; greater CF is observed with ablation during apnea. Poor CF is implicated in longer ablation time to achieve cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) block or pulmonary vein (PV) isolation and in acute reconnection.



