Automatic junctional tachycardias are rare supraventricular tachyarrhythmias observed mainly in infants and children. This arrhythmia has a high mortality rate. We report the case of a 22-month-old infant in which the electrophysiological study disclosed an incessant junctional tachycardia originating from an automatic focus located in the His bundle region. Radiofrequency pulse delivery to the...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the value of impedance and temperature monitoring during accessory pathway ablation. Temperature and impedance monitoring can be used during radiofrequency ablation of accessory pathways to titrate power to achieve adequate but not excessive tissue heating. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred thirty-two patients with a single acc...

During an MR procedure, most of the transmitted RF power is transformed into heat within the patient's tissue as a result of resistive losses. Not surprisingly, the primary bioeffects associated with the RF radiation used for MR procedures are directly related to the thermogenic qualities of this electromagnetic field. This review article discusses the characteristics of RF energy-induced heati...

Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is a treatment modality that kills unwanted tissue by heat. Starting with cardiac arrhythmia treatment in the 1980s, RF ablation has found clinical application in a number of diseases, and is now the treatment of choice for certain types of cardiac arrhythmia and certain cancers. During RF ablation, an electrode is inserted into or steered intravascularly to the tar...

A linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating (LCFBG) has been used as a temperature sensor for online monitoring of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA). The LCFBG acts as a distributed sensor, with spatial resolution of 75 μm. A white-light setup that records the LCFBG spectrum estimates the temperature profile in real time. Three RFTA experiments have been performed ex-vivo on porcine liver measu...

Background: Non-invasive body contouring is one of the fastest growing fields in aesthetic medicine. Vanquish is a new, non-invasive, treatment that claims to reduce waist circumference by thermo-lysis of subcutaneous fat. Vanquish is an FDA approved device that uses selective, focus-field radiofrequency (RF) for deep tissue heating of the abdomen and flanks. To date there is no large clinical ...

In this paper we illustrate the use of a novel extremum seeking scheme recently proposed in [2] to minimize the percentage of reflected power on the Frascati Tokamak Upgrade (FTU) experimental facility during radiofrequency heating. The paper contains an explanation of how the parameters of the extremum seeking scheme should be selected to induce desirable closedloop performance. The effectiven...

Recent foodborne illness outbreaks associated with the consumption of low moisture foods such as spices have emphasized concerns over microbial food safety. In-package RF pasteurization method was evaluated for inactivation Salmonella enterica in dried basil leaves. Samples were packed polystyrene bottle provided a steam venting film and either positioned vertically (electrode gap = 16 cm) or h...