A conservative approach to performing transseptal punctures without the use of intracardiac echocardiography: Stepwise approach with real-time video clips

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 686-689

  Cheng, Alan ^a,b   Calkins, Hugh ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Carnegie 568 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; TECHNIQUE; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE; VIDEORECORDING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; PUNCTURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34249089171     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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