title: Irrigated radiofrequency-biophysics and application to surgical ablation.
abstract: Surgical ablation has become a routine procedure in many institutions and is a nearing standard of care for certain conditions. A variety of energy sources are available to the surgeon to induce cell death and create a line of conduction block. This article provides a brief review of the biophysics of irrigated radiofrequency and its application to monopolar and bipolar ablation.
authors.affiliation: From the Medtronic, Inc. Structural Heart Business, Minneapolis, MN USA.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Francischelli