Effects of multipolar electrode radiofrequency energy delivery on ventricular endocardium

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · American Heart Journal; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8703(05)80283-2· OSTI ID:6967289

Oeff, M; Langberg, J J; Franklin, J O; Chin, M C; Sharkey, H; Finkbeiner, W; Herre, J M; Scheinman, M M ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, San Francisco (USA)

This study examined the effects of radiofrequency energy applied in a bipolar fashion with single as compared with multiple sequential applications at the canine endocardium. In this closed-chest model, radiofrequency energy (750 kHz) was delivered between two adjacent poles of an electrode catheter. Single applications were performed at distinct sites in the left (n = 30) and right ventricles (n = 29) of 13 normal dogs. A multiple sequential technique, which enlarges the ablated endocardial surface, was applied in the left (n = 13) and right ventricles (n = 4) of seven normal dogs and six dogs with remote myocardial infarction. Single applications (199 +/- 200 joules) resulted in lesions with a volume of 0.12 +/- 0.06 cm3 (range 0.03 to 0.31 cm3) and an endocardial surface area of 0.29 +/- 0.15 cm2 (range 0.06 to 0.63 cm2). Changes at the catheter/tissue interface led to a rise in impedance, restricting further enlargement of the necrosis. Sequential delivery of radiofrequency energy between poles 1 and 2, 2 and 3, and 3 and 4 of a quadripolar electrode catheter repeated 9 to 11 times in slightly different positions allowed a cumulative energy of 6571 +/- 3857 joules to be applied to the endocardium, resulting in a lesion volume of 0.84 +/- 0.38 cm3, with an endocardial lesion surface area of 3.7 +/- 1.2 cm2 (range 2.9 to 5.1 cm2). Histologically, all radiofrequency lesions were restricted to the endocardium/subendocardium with a small border zone of injury. Aggressive stimulation techniques did not induce ventricular tachycardia in any of the dogs before and 19 +/- 11.4 days after multiple sequential ablations.

• OSTI ID: 6967289
• Journal Information: American Heart Journal; (USA), Journal Name: American Heart Journal; (USA) Vol. 119; ISSN AHJOA; ISSN 0002-8703
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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