Reduction of iatrogenic atrial septal defects with an anterior and inferior transseptal puncture site when operating the cryoballoon ablation catheter

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 100, 2015, Pages

  Rich, Michael E ^a   Tseng, Andrew ^b   Lim, Hae W ^c   Wang, Paul J ^d   Su, Wilber W ^a  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AF Solutions Medtronic plc   (Ireland)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Cryoballoon; Iatrogenic atrial septal defect; Issue 100; Medicine; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84937529356     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52811     Document Type: Article

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