Relationship Between Catheter Forces, Lesion Characteristics, “Popping,” and Char Formation: Experience with Robotic Navigation System

  1. LUIGI DI BIASE M.D.1,2,
  2. ANDREA NATALE M.D.3,4,
  3. CONOR BARRETT M.D.1,
  4. CARMELA TAN M.D.1,
  5. CLAUDE S. ELAYI M.D.1,
  6. CHI KEONG CHING M.D.1,
  7. PAUL WANG M.D.4,
  8. AMIN AL-AHMAD M.D.4,
  9. MAURICIO ARRUDA M.D.1,
  10. J. DAVID BURKHARDT M.D.1,
  11. BRIAN J. WISNOSKEY Ph.D.5,
  12. PUNAM CHOWDHURY M.D.1,
  13. SHARI DE MARCO R.N.1,
  14. LUCIANA ARMAGANIJAN M.D.1,
  15. KENNETH N. LITWAK M.D.1,
  16. ROBERT A. SCHWEIKERT M.D.1,
  17. JENNIFER E. CUMMINGS M.D.1

Article first published online: 11 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01355.x

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volume 20, Issue 4, pages 436–440, April 2009

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DI BIASE, L., NATALE, A., BARRETT, C., TAN, C., ELAYI, C. S., CHING, C. K., WANG, P., AL-AHMAD, A., ARRUDA, M., BURKHARDT, J. D., WISNOSKEY, B. J., CHOWDHURY, P., DE MARCO, S., ARMAGANIJAN, L., LITWAK, K. N., SCHWEIKERT, R. A. and CUMMINGS, J. E. (2009), Relationship Between Catheter Forces, Lesion Characteristics, “Popping,” and Char Formation: Experience with Robotic Navigation System. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 20: 436–440. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01355.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Cardiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

  3. 3

    Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas, USA

  4. 4

    Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA

  5. 5

    Employee of Saint Jude Medical

*Address for correspondence: Andrea Natale, M.D., Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, 1015 East 32nd Street, Austin, TX 78705, USA. Fax: 512-544-8184; E-mail: dr.natale@gmail.com

  1. Dr. Wang reports receiving compensation from Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and St. Jude Medical for participation in speaker's bureaus. Dr. Al-Ahmad reports serving as a consultant to industry. Dr. Burkhardt is currently Chief Medical Officer of Stereotaxis. Dr. Wisnoskey is employed by St. Jude Medical. Dr. Schweikert reports receiving compensation from Biosense Webster and St. Jude Medical for participation in speaker's bureaus. Dr. Natale reports participation in a research grant from St. Jude Medical and receiving compensation from Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, and St. Jude Medical for participation in speaker's bureaus.

  2. Preliminary data of this study were presented by Dr. Di Biase at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Meeting, Poster Award Session, Chicago, IL.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 11 NOV 2008
  3. Manuscript received 10 June 2008; Revised manuscript received 15 September 2008; Accepted for publication 19 September 2008.

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