Approach to the difficult transseptal: diathermy facilitated left atrial access.
Heart Lung Circ
; 21(2): 108-12, 2012 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Percutaneous transseptal left atrial (LA) access is increasingly becoming a routine procedure in the electrophysiology and cardiac catheterisation laboratories. Our aim was to review an unselected large series of this procedure performed over a period of five years. We clinically characterised difficult cases and presented a method of safe and expeditious LA access. Overall, 543 transseptal punctures were performed. Of those, 10 were classified as difficult, with failure to access the LA in three or more attempts. In all 10 cases, surgical electrocautery was successfully used to facilitate needle puncture of the septum. All patients subsequently underwent an uncomplicated procedure. In conclusion, we describe a method to trouble-shoot the difficult transseptal access procedure, outlining the clinical characteristics, echocardiographic features and special precautions that need to be considered when utilising this method.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fibrilación Atrial
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Cateterismo Cardíaco
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Punciones
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Ablación por Catéter
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Atrios Cardíacos
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Sistema de Conducción Cardíaco
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Tabiques Cardíacos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Heart Lung Circ
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia