Near-field impedance accurately distinguishes among pericardial, intracavitary, and anterior mediastinal position.

David A BurklandAnand V GanapathyMathews JohnBrian D GreetMohammad SaeedAbdi RasekhMehdi Razavi

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2017)

Impedance values are significantly different among these three anatomical compartments. Therefore, impedance can be potentially used as a means to guide percutaneous epicardial access.

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