How to Reach the Left Atrium in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation?: Patent Foramen Ovale Versus Transseptal Puncture

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2019 Apr;12(4):e006744. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.118.006744.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (R.S., A.H., J.S., H.S., F.N., A.L., S.B., E.G., A.M.-D., J.F., T.R., L.R., H.T.).
² ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (R.S., A.H.).

PMID: 30905166
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.118.006744

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; atrial septum; catheter ablation; patent foramen ovale; puncture.

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Female
Foramen Ovale, Patent*
Heart Atria / surgery*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Veins / surgery
Retrospective Studies