Keywords: Catheter, atrial fibrillation, bioimpedance, contact force
Review of methods for detecting electrode-tissue contact status during atrial fibrillation ablation
Mengying Zhan, Jiahao Zhang, Yuqiu Zhou, Qijun Xie, Fangfang Luo, Yu Zhou
School of Health Sciences and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Address correspondence to: Yu Zhou, School of Health Sciences and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, No.516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China. Tel: +86- 18021042556. E-mail: zhouyu@usst.edu.cn.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61189/650204jodubt
Received January 29, 2024; Accepted March 25, 2024; Published September 30, 2024
Highlights
● The effect of electrode-tissue contact force on the efficacy and safety of ablation of atrial fibrillation was reviewed in detail.
● The existing contact force sensing catheters on the market are compared and introduced.
● Three impedance-related methods for assessing catheter adherence are introduced.
Abstract
Keywords: Catheter, atrial fibrillation, bioimpedance, contact force