Tissue characteristics and evolution after steam pop

J Interv Card Electrophysiol

11 May May 2015 10 years ago
  • Fassini G, Conti S, Pontone G, Pepi M, Tondo C, Dello Russo A
Steam pop can lead to deep tissue disruption and potential cardiac perforation and tamponade. Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) improves the safety of complex procedures. This is the first report in which ICE allows direct visualization of intramyocardial steam formation and the evolution over the time.
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