The effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation on the metabolic enzymes and Ca⁺⁺-ATPase of myocytes

Abstract

Using histochemical technique, the effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) on the activities of LDH, SDH, CCO, and Ca⁺⁺-ATPase of guinea-pig ventricular myocytes were examined. The histological changes were observed for comparison. Radiofrequency energy (500 kHz) delivered was 20 WX 10 s. The results were as follows: RFCA resulted in significant impairments in all the four kinds of enzymes but without statistical differences in the areas involved in this energy level. No statistically significant difference was found between the ranges of enzymatic damages and areas of pathological lesions. These findings showed a consistency in areas of the histological and histochemical lesions resulted from RFCA.

Keywords

ablation / radiofrequency / electrocoagulation

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