Very high-power short-duration ablation for treatment of cardiac
arrythmias by the QDOT MICRO Catheter: The Fast and Furious study series
Abstract
The QDOT MICROTM Catheter is a novel open-irrigated contact
force-sensing single-tip radiofrequency ablation catheter. It
incorporates six thermocouples at its tip and offers
temperature-controlled and very high-power short-duration (vHPSD)
ablation with 90 Watts for 4 seconds to improve safety and efficacy of
catheter ablation procedures. The QDOT MICROTM Catheter was recently
evaluated for pulmonary vein isolation and safety, efficacy and
long-term follow-up found promising results. Although the QDOT MICROTM
Catheter was mainly designed for pulmonary vein isolation its
versatility to treat atrial fibrillation as well as other types of
arrythmias was recently evaluated by the FAST and FURIOUS study series
and other studies and will be presented in this article.