title: One-puncture, double-transseptal catheterization manoeuvre in the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) guided by circumferential mapping has been established as a curative treatment of atrial fibrillation. In the PVI technique, two transseptal catheters are necessary for mapping and catheter ablation. The one-puncture, double-transseptal catheterization manoeuvre is generally used in the PVI technique. However, to the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports describing transseptal manoeuvre in detail. In this article, the manoeuvre to achieve double-transseptal catheterization easily and safely is described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiac Rhythm Management Laboratory, University of Alabama at Birmingham, VH B147, 1670 University Boulevard, 1530 3rd AVE S, Birmingham, AL 35294-0019, USA. takumi-y@fb4.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Hugh T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: McElderry
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Vance J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Plumb
authors.forename: G Neal
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kay
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011677:Punctures