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ArticleJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2024

Characterizing lesion morphology of a novel diamond-tip temperature-controlled irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter.

Tarvinder S Dhanjal, Megan M Schmidt, Michael K Getman, Renee C Brigham, Jaffar Al-Sheikhli, Ian Patchett, Melissa R Robinson

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Article in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Review
  2. Efficacy and safety of a novel diamond tip temperature-controlled catheter for left atrial posterior wall isolation under electrogram guidance.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
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  3. Safety and efficacy of a temperature-controlled ablation system for ventricular tachycardia: Results from the TRAC-VT study.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
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7 authors.

Tarvinder S DhanjalUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK. tarv.dhanjal@uhcw.nhs.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-8567
Megan M SchmidtMedtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4818-4959
Michael K GetmanMedtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2850-3756
Renee C BrighamUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-070X
Jaffar Al-SheikhliUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6916-5472
Ian PatchettUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1857-0234
Melissa R RobinsonSamaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8702-0183

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe DiamondTemp ablation (DTA) system is a novel temperature-controlled irrigated radiofrequency (RF) ablation system that accurately measures tip-tissue temperatures for real-time power modulation. Lesion morphologies from longer RF durations with the DTA system have not been previously described. We sought to evaluate lesion characteristics of the DTA system when varying the application durations.

methodsA bench model using porcine myocardium was used to deliver discrete lesions in a simulated clinical environment. The DTA system was power-limited at 50 W with temperature set-points of 50 °C and 60 °C (denoted Group_50 and Group_60). Application durations were randomized with a range of 5-120 s.

resultsIn total, 280 applications were performed. Steam pops were observed in five applications: two applications at 90 s and three applications at 120 s. Lesion size (depth and maximum width) increased significantly with longer applications, until 60 s for both Group_50 and Group_60 (depth: 4.5 ± 1.2 mm and 5.6 ± 1.3 mm; maximum width: 9.3 ± 2.7mm and 11.2 ± 1.7mm, respectively). As lesions transition from resistive to conductive heating (longer than 10 s), the maximum width progressed in a sub-surface propagation. Using a "Time after Temperature 60 °C" (TaT

conclusionsThe DTA system rapidly creates wide lesions with lesion depth increasing over time with application durations up to 60 s. Using a TaT

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Catheter AblationRadiofrequency AblationAnimalsCathetersEquipment DesignSwineTemperatureTherapeutic IrrigationAtrial fibrillationCatheter ablationDiamondTempVentricular lesions

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