Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
ISSN: 2155-9880
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
Research Article
Effect of Standard versus Radiofrequency Transseptal Puncture on Structural Heart Fellow Training: A Single Center Experience
Author(s): Baran Aksut, Phillip A. Smith, Ashley Reed, Amr M. Sabouni, Hassan Alkhawam and Mustafa Ahmed*
Background: A number of systems have recently been developed to assist in transseptal puncture for structural heart
procedures. The effect of the systems on training newer operators is unknown.
Objectives: This was a single center experience of a Radiofrequency (RF) transseptal system utilization to determine if
there were advantages in training as compared to standard needle-based systems.
Methods: Data was collected on 87 consecutive transseptal punctures for structural heart procedures involving
structural heart fellows at a single institution. Data time points in crossing transeptal above a Z-score of two were
excluded.
Results: Procedure types were evenly matched in each arm RF vs. BRK. Average time to transseptal puncture with
wire or needle across septum was short.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9880.24.15.889