Author's Reply to: Temperature measurement from both electrodes during bipolar radiofrequency ablation - it is feasible

We thank Drs. Futyma and Ku łakowski for their interest in the recently published 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias and further thank the authors for bringing to our attention their work on catheter tip size, which was published after completion of the clinica l document.1 We agree that temperature monitoring of both catheter tips is possible, but that such a system is not yet, to our knowledge, commercially available or approved. Monitoring of impedance and temperature during bipolar catheter ablation is not straightforward and the optimal setup and para meters for bipolar ablation remain to be determined.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research