The efficiency and safety of multidetector computed tomography-guided transseptal puncture during atrial fibrillation catheter ablation.
Yi LuZhen YuanChunhui LiuShenghui MaLi ShuZhejun CaiPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2023)
Cardiac MDCT can provide a clear vision of IAS orientation, and provide the appropriate RAO angle and height for TSP. The efficiency and safety of our MDCT-guided TSP were comparable to ICE-guided TSP, which may serve as an alternative method for TSP with ICE unavailable.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- computed tomography
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- positron emission tomography
- oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- direct oral anticoagulants
- mass spectrometry
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- magnetic resonance
- ultrasound guided
- dual energy
- image quality