Impact of Intrapericardial Fluid on Lesion Size During Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation: A Computational Study
Intrapericardial fluid accumulation can limit myocardial lesion formation while protecting adjacent structures. Cooling the irrigation fluid may reduce collateral damage without compromising myocardial lesion depth.
Authors
- Luis Cuenca-Dacal
- Ana González‐Suárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1813-4176)
- Enrique Berjano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3247-2665)
- Maite Izquierdo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0599-1336)
- Tatiana Gomez Bustamante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3947-1390)
- José M. Lozano
- Juan J. Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-8699)
- Marcela Mercado‐Montoya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1453-4690)
Institutions
- Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (ES)
- Municipality of Medellín (CO)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ES)
- Universitat Politècnica de València (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd12080283
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00