Difficult case of a trans-septal puncture: Use of a "SafeSept" guidewire
World J Cardiol. 2015 Aug 26;7(8):499-503.
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A 69-year-old man was admitted to Centro Cardiologico Monzino to undergo catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation refractory to antiarrhythmic drug therapy. This procedure required access to the left atrium through the interatrial septum.
trans-septal puncture was successfully carried out using a novel nitinol J-shaped "SafeSept" trans-septal guidewire, designed to cross the interatrial septum through the trans-septal needle thanks to a special sharp tip. Moreover, thanks to its rounded J shape that reduces the risk of atrial perforation, the "SafeSept" guidewire, when advanced into the left atrium, becomes atraumatic.
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trans-septal puncture was successfully carried out using a novel nitinol J-shaped "SafeSept" trans-septal guidewire, designed to cross the interatrial septum through the trans-septal needle thanks to a special sharp tip. Moreover, thanks to its rounded J shape that reduces the risk of atrial perforation, the "SafeSept" guidewire, when advanced into the left atrium, becomes atraumatic.
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