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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Interv Cardiol. 2008 Oct 21;21(6):547–554. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2008.00398.x

Table 2.

Operative Findings of Animals Undergoing OPEN ACUTE Mitral Valve Leaflet and Chordal RFA

Pre-Ablation Regurgitant Volume (cc) Post-Ablation Regurgitant Volume (cc) Percent Change in MR Post-Ablation Number of Ablations Average Power of Ablations (mean ±SD watt) Average Duration of Ablations (mean ±SD sec)
Experiment #1 59.3 33.4 −43.7 3 12.2±1.4 W 50±10
Experiment #2 70.0 38.9 −44.4 3 16.9±3.1 W 50±10
Experiment #3 102.5 40.3 −60.7 6 16.9±1.4 W 28.8±9.7