Figure 5. Relationship between the catheter contact angle and lesion size
Figure 5 shows the correlation between the catheter contact angle and lesion size.
In the MiFi, (A) MWs at 90° were smaller than those at 30° under 20 g and 30 g of CF; (B) SWs at 90° were smaller than those at 30° under 5, 10, 20, and 30 g of CF; (C) the LDs were not significantly different for each of the three catheter angles. In the STABLEPOINT, (D) MWs at 90° were smaller than those at 30° under 0, 5, 10, 20, and 30 g of CF; (E) SWs at 90° were smaller than those at 30° under 0, 5, 10, 20, and 30 g of CF; (F) LDs were not significantly different for each of the three catheter angles.
MW = maximum lesion width, SW = surface width, LD = lesion depth.