Continued advancements in the understanding of the mechanism of atrial fibrillation, along with a persistent evolution of ablation approaches for treatment of this arrhythmia, has led to an ever growing need for left atrial access. The current practice at many centers is to still utilize fluoroscopy as the sole form of imaging employed for visualization during performance of transseptal puncture. It is clear that there are distinct inherent limitations regarding the accuracy of intracardiac catheter placement and manipulation when utilizing only fluoroscopic visualization. Use of ...
Continued advancements in the understanding of the mechanism of atrial fibrillation, along with a persistent evolution of ablation approaches for tr...