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Innovations (Phila)2026;15569845261448874.September 6, 2026Journal Article

Analysis of Ablation Curves to Predict Transmural Lesions Using an Epicardial Bipolar Irrigated Radiofrequency Clamp in Pigs and Humans.

Luca Aerts1,2, Julie Norup Hertel3, Ben J M Hermans2,4, Justin G L Luermans2,4, Sevasti-Maria Chaldoupi2,4, Ronald Lans5, Arnela Saljic3, Jos G Maessen1,2, Thomas Jespersen3, Dominik Linz2,3,4, Bart Maesen1,2
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
2Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
3Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
4Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
5Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: It is currently not known at what time point a lesion made with the bipolar irrigated radiofrequency clamp (Cardioblate™ Gemini-S, Medtronic, Galway, Ireland) is transmural. This study aimed to explore typical patterns of ablation curves to potentially predict the transmurality of ablation lesions created with the Gemini-S clamp during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. METHODS: Ablati…

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