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Michela Casella1, Antonio Dello Russo, Gemma Pelargonio, Annamaria Martino, Stefano De Paulis, Paolo Zecchi, Fulvio Bellocci, Claudio Tondo.
Abstract
A 65-year-old man was referred for atrial fibrillation ablation to our center. Routine pre-procedure transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography examinations showed a normal interatrial septum and fossa ovalis anatomy. Access to left atrium was initially planned using a conventional transseptal needle puncture. During the procedure, several consecutive attempts in conjunction with intracardiac echocardiography support, failed to cross the septum. The procedure was then successfully carried out using a specifically designed radiofrequency transseptal catheter.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18274714 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9194-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Interv Card Electrophysiol ISSN: 1383-875X Impact factor: 1.900