Why the study?
Can radiofrequency energy be used as an alternative to standard transseptal needle puncture for creating an atrial septal defect in a patient with a thickened interatrial septum?
Can radiofrequency energy be used as an alternative to standard transseptal needle puncture for creating an atrial septal defect in a patient with a thickened interatrial septum?
Radiofrequency perforation is a feasible alternative to standard transseptal needle puncture for creating an atrial septal defect in patients with thickened interatrial septums.
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May facilitate transseptal access in thickened septa; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
Justino et al. (2001) studied this question.
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