A Pilot Study on Parameter Setting of VisiTag™ Module during Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Table 2
Mean values of CF, FTI, and ID in each ablation segment after the initial wide-area circumferential ablation around ipsilateral PVs with FOT setting being minimal force 5 g with 50% stability time.
Segments
CF (g)
FTI (g·s)
ID (Ω)
Left superior
12.28 ± 5.58
537.32 ± 148.71
13.58 ± 5.61
Left anterior superior
10.06 ± 3.08
489.00 ± 141.33
12.89 ± 5.16
Left anterior
11.19 ± 3.57
491.10 ± 137.84
15.41 ± 5.51
Left anterior inferior
9.68 ± 3.01
467.32 ± 144.73
13.00 ± 5.66
Left inferior
11.65 ± 4.17
456.23 ± 137.10
14.21 ± 5.04
Left posterior inferior
14.04 ± 5.68
495.35 ± 174.51
13.13 ± 4.84
Left posterior
11.76 ± 5.15
445.90 ± 143.90
11.24 ± 4.89
Left posterior superior
11.83 ± 5.33
477.17 ± 152.47
12.13 ± 5.58
Right superior
14.53 ± 4.22
557.19 ± 130.73
15.61 ± 5.96
Right anterior superior
14.02 ± 4.63
575.31 ± 149.48
17.67 ± 5.71
Right anterior
17.89 ± 5.65
615.66 ± 153.57
15.85 ± 450
Right anterior inferior
11.90 ± 4.65
536.34 ± 197.24
14.46 ± 8.27
Right inferior
12.36 ± 5.03
514.32 ± 157.16
15.36 ± 6.26
Right posterior inferior
12.96 ± 4.79
559.48 ± 167.37
12.19 ± 4.26
Right posterior
12.96 ± 5.09
517.56 ± 153.14
10.78 ± 4.48
Right posterior superior
14.09 ± 6.63
565.96 ± 229.08
12.27 ± 5.53
CF: contact force; FTI: force time integral; ID: impedance drop.
