Atrial septum biopsy for direct substrate characterization in atrial fibrillation.
Alireza Sepehri ShamlooDaniela HusserPetra BuettnerKarin KlingelGerhard HindricksAndreas BollmannPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
Atrial septum biopsies could be safely performed guided by fluoroscopy and transesophageal echocardiography. The obtained specimens allowed for a detailed localized substrate characterization which is of great interest in AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- ultrasound guided
- heart failure
- fine needle aspiration
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pulmonary hypertension
- acute coronary syndrome
- mitral valve
- coronary artery disease