Fluoroscopic integration of the cardiac computed tomography as a guide for transseptal puncture during atrial fibrillation ablation: A feasibility study

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 1:184:274-275. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.035. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Deparment, Clinic University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; UZ Brussels, Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: moirmanero@gmail.com.
² Cardiology Deparment, Clinic University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
³ UZ Brussels, Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Brussels, Belgium.
⁴ Radiology Department, Clinic University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

PMID: 25731834
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.035

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation ablation; Cardiac CT scan; Fossa ovalis; Transseptal puncture.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation* / methods
Feasibility Studies
Female
Fluoroscopy / methods
Heart Septum / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Septum / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multidetector Computed Tomography* / methods
Prospective Studies