?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Factors+Influencing+Lesion+Formation+during+Radiofrequency+Catheter+Ablation%0A&rft.creator=Eick%2C+Olaf+J.&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=In+radiofrequency+(RF)+ablation%2C+the+heating+of+cardiac+tissue+is+mainly+resistive.+RF+current+heats+cardiac+tissue+and+in+turn+the+catheter+electrode+is+being+heated.+Consequently%2C+the+catheter+tip+temperature+is+always+lower+-+or+ideally+equal+-+than+the+superficial+tissue+temperature.+The+lesion+size+is+influenced+by+many+parameters+such+as+delivered+RF+power%2C+electrode+length%2C+electrode+orientation%2C+blood+flow+and+tissue+contact.+This+review+describes+the+influence+of+these+different+parameters+on+lesion+formation+and+provides+recommendations+for+different+catheter+types+on+selectable+parameters+such+as+target+temperatures%2C+power+limits+and+RF+durations.%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2003-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4260%2F1%2Feick2.htm&rft.identifier=++Eick%2C+Olaf+J.++(2003)+Factors+Influencing+Lesion+Formation+during+Radiofrequency+Catheter+Ablation.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4260%2F