Radiofrequency transseptal catheter electrode fracture
Ashok J Shah1, Renee Janes, Jeffrey Holliday
1Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute, Sparrow Health System, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan 48910, USA.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
|March 17, 2010
Abstract:
Transseptal puncture is performed using a long needle advanced from the femoral approach. A radiofrequency catheter has been developed that delivers a short burst of radiofrequency energy and creates a micro puncture in the interatrial septum. We describe a case in which the distal radiofrequency electrode broke and became embedded in the interatrial septum.
