• J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Jul 2012

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Superiority of gold versus platinum irrigated tip catheter ablation of the pulmonary veins and the cavotricuspid isthmus: a randomized study comparing tip temperatures and cooling flow requirements.

    • Markus Linhart, Ilja Liberman, Jan Wilko Schrickel, Erica Lilian Mittmann-Braun, René Andrié, Florian Stöckigt, Jens Kreuz, Georg Nickenig, and Lars Martin Lickfett.
    • Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud, Bonn, Germany. markus.linhart@ukb.uni-bonn.de
    • J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 2012 Jul 1; 23 (7): 717-21.

    IntroductionIn order to optimize power delivery into the myocardium during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) without overheating the electrode tip, active cooling of the tip electrode as well as electrode tips made of gold have evolved. Recently, an externally irrigated gold tip electrode ablation catheter has been developed to combine the advantages of these 2 technologies. We sought to investigate the procedural parameters tip temperature, delivered power and cooling flow requirements of the irrigated gold tip catheter in comparison to the conventional irrigated platinum iridium (Pt) tip catheter in pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation.Methods And ResultsSixty patients referred for first PVI were randomized into ablation with irrigated gold tip catheter versus irrigated Pt tip catheter. Forty-nine patients received ablation of CTI following PVI. Mean and standard deviation from all measurements were calculated for each patient. During RFA of pulmonary veins, mean catheter tip temperature was significantly lower in the gold group (35.4 ± 0.9 °C vs 38.2 ± 0.8 °C, P < 0.001), and total amount of delivered energy was higher (1303.1 ± 81.1 W vs 1223.7 ± 115.6 W, P = 0.004). During CTI ablation, necessary saline flow was almost 2.5-fold lower in the gold group (22.5 ± 5.9 mL/min vs 52.5 ± 9.7 mL/min, P < 0.001), accompanied by significantly lower tip temperature (39.1 ± 0.6 °C vs 40.5 ± 1.4 °C, P < 0.001).ConclusionThe irrigated gold tip electrode allows to deliver significantly more energy at a lower electrode tip temperature in RFA of PV and CTI in comparison to the irrigated Pt tip electrode. The required saline flow during CTI ablation is much lower than in Pt.© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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