In our initial experience, a linear multielectrode catheter using duty-cycled bipolar and unipolar RF energy was inferior to conventional single point irrigated ablation in achieving LA linear block. However, successful linear block was obtained within a short period of time, when it was achieved.
Miyazaki, S., Hocini, M., Linton, N., Jadidi, A. S., Nault, I., Wright, M., Forclaz, A., Rivard, L., Liu, X., Shah, A., Xhaet, O., Derval, N., Sacher, F., Jaïs, P., & Haïssaguerre, M. (2011). Initial results of efficacy of left linear ablation using a novel simultaneous multielectrode ablation catheter. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 22(7), 739-745. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01999.x (Original work published 2011)