Research Article
Initial Experience Using the Radiofrequency Needle Visualization on the Electroanatomical Mapping System for Transseptal Puncture
Table 1
Patient demographics overall.
| | | Median age (IQR) | Gender | Median BMI (IQR) | Arrhythmia type | Additional information |
| | Structurally normal heart N = 23 pts | 64 (52–69) | 10F/13M | 27.9 (24.5–31.1) | AF = 21 pts AT = 2 pts | 12 pts with at least one previous TSP |
| | Dilated cardiomyopathy N = 3 pts | 52 (44–63) | 3M | 26.3 (24.0–27.4) | VT = 1 pt AF = 2 pts | 1 pt with previous TSP |
| | Valvular heart disease N = 1 pt | 36 | M | 30.9 | AF | Marfan syndrome, aortic root replacement + resuspension of aortic valve, MV and TV repair, and previous AF ablation |
| | Adult congenital heart disease N = 14 pts | 58 (46–66) | 7F/8M | 25.5 (23.2–27.5) | AF = 8 pts AT = 6 pts | 9 pts with artificial septal closure (surgical or device); 9 pts with at least one previous TSP |
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IQR: interquartile range, BMI: body mass index, M: male, F: female, VT: ventricular tachycardia, AT: atrial tachycardia, AF: atrial fibrillation, and MV: mitral valve.
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