Transatrial management of inadvertent puncture of the posterior wall
during transseptal access for atrial fibrillation ablation -- Case
report
- Muhieddine Chokr
, - Ítalo Sousa,
- Tamer El Andere,
- Luiz Fernando de Gouvea Filho,
- Mauricio Ibrahim Scanavacca
Muhieddine Chokr
Universidade de Sao Paulo Instituto do Coracao
Author ProfileÍtalo Sousa
Universidade de Sao Paulo Instituto do Coracao
Author ProfileLuiz Fernando de Gouvea Filho
Universidade de São Paulo Instituto do Coração
Author ProfileMauricio Ibrahim Scanavacca
Universidade de São Paulo Instituto do Coração
Author ProfileAbstract
Transseptal puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation is a safe and
common procedure, however, complications, such as cardiac tamponade, are
possibly fatal if not recognized and treated. Our goal is to report a
case in which management of an inadvertent puncture of the posterior
wall of the left atrium was accomplished using an unusual technique,
followed by successful pulmonary vein isolation, and without the need of
subsequent subxiphoid puncture.
