Perforating the GORE® CARDIOFORM septal occluder and atrial septal defect occluder to gain access to the left atrium.
Jason H AndersonTeagan AdamsonElton MigliatiJennipher HerlihyPierrette DanieuJohn DalyCarissa AllenKhoa HuaIgnacio InglessisPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
Left atrial access may be achieved through the GSO or GCA devices after implantation and endothelialization. The combination of a radiofrequency needle and steerable sheath provides benefit over a standard needle and Mullin's sheath in accomplishing passage through both occluder discs.