Impedance and Temperature Monitoring Improve the Safety of Closed‐Loop Irrigated‐Tip Radiofrequency Ablation

Introduction: Irrigated‐tip catheter ablation allows larger ablation lesions to be created, but also decreases catheter temperature monitoring accuracy. It is unclear which parameters should be monitored to optimize efficacy and safety during irrigated‐tip ablation.

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