Inadvertent left atrial injury during transseptal puncture with a radiofrequency-powered wire.

J Interv Card Electrophysiol

Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Published: October 2023

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