LI rise and LI drop at different catheter contact angles
Figures 4A and 4C show the correlation between the catheter contact
angle and the LI rise under each CF. The LI values increased as CF
increased for both catheters. Regarding the difference in the catheter
contact angles, there was no angular dependence for the LI rise under
all CFs in the MiFi (Figure 4A). On the other hand, the LI rise at 90°
was lower than that at 30° under 5 and 10 g of CF in STABLEPOINT (Figure
4C).
Figures 4B and 4D show the correlation between the catheter contact
angle and the LI drop by the RF application under each CF. The LI drop
values also increased as the CF increased for both catheters. Regarding
the difference in the catheter contact angles, the LI drop at 90° was
significantly lower than that at 30° under 10, 20, and 30 g of CF in the
MiFi (Figure 4B). Likewise, the LI drop at 90° was significantly lower
than that at 30° under 5, 10, 20, and 30 g of CF in STABLEPOINT (Figure
4D).