title: "Needle-in-needle" epicardial access: Preliminary observations with a modified technique for facilitating epicardial interventional procedures.
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Raveen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bazaz
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Chirag R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Barbhaiya
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Enriquez
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Alan F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Helmbold
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chinitz
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Samuel H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Baldinger
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Saagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahida
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: McConville
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Usha B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Tedrow
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Roy M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Gregory F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Michaud
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: wstevenson@partners.org.
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000601:surgery*; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Atrial tachycardia; Epicardial access; Pericardial bleeding; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia