title: Transseptal left heart catheterization: experience with a new technique in 520 pediatric and adult patients.
abstract: A new technique for transseptal left heart catheterization utilizing the Transseptal Introducer Set in 520 patients is described in detail. The age range of these patients was 3 months to 40 years with 30% of the patients less than 2 years old and 28% less than 10 kilograms in weight. The safety and advantages of the technique are emphasized. The introducer set and new technique make transseptal left heart catheterization a safe, versatile, and dependable approach to all areas of the left heart, particularly in infants and children with complex congenital heart lesions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant