Double Transseptal Puncture for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Safety of the Technique and Its Use in the Outpatient Setting

Introduction. For pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), some centers use the double transseptal puncture technique for catheter access in order to facilitate catheter manipulation within the left atrium. However, no safety data has so far been published using this appro...

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Published in:	Cardiology Research and Practice
Main Authors:	Laurent M. Haegeli, Thomas Wolber, Ercüment Ercin, Lukas Altwegg, Nazmi Krasniqi, Paul G. Novak, Laurence D. Sterns, Corinna B. Brunckhorst, Thomas F. Lüscher, Richard A. Leather, Firat Duru
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2010-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/295297