Incidence of tissue coring during transseptal catheterization when using electrocautery and a standard transseptal needle

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 341-344

  Greenstein, Eugene ^a   Passman, Rod ^a   Lin, Albert C ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocautery; Embolism; Fossa ovalis; Transseptal catheterization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIAC TISSUE CORING; CAUTERIZATION; HEART; HEART CATHETERIZATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWINE; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSSEPTAL CATHETERIZATION; TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE; PATHOLOGY; PUNCTURE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEART SEPTUM; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEEDLES; PUNCTURES; RISK FACTORS; SWINE;

EID: 84862255448     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.968040     Document Type: Article

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