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Radiofrequency Energy-Assisted Wire Atrial Septostomy to Easily Create a Large Atrial Septal Defect
Masahiro Nishibata1, Masataka Kitano1, Seiich Sato1
1156978Okinawa Prefectural13875Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center, Shimaziri, Japan.
Mini-Abstract:
This technical article describes modified wire atrial septostomy for thickened atrial septum in detail. Radiofrequency energy facilitated a thin wire-loop in tearing the septum between 2 atrial septal defects to combine the defects into a large one. We believe that this transcatheter procedure is easier and safer than the original one not using a radiofrequency wire energy.
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