Solving difficulties in transseptal sheath crossing: The shoehorn technique

Juan Benezet-Mazuecos; Álvaro Lozano; Julián Crosa; Ángel Miracle

doi:10.1002/joa3.12943

Solving difficulties in transseptal sheath crossing: The shoehorn technique

J Arrhythm. 2023 Oct 19;39(6):963-964. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12943. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Juan Benezet-Mazuecos¹, Álvaro Lozano¹, Julián Crosa¹, Ángel Miracle¹

Affiliation

¹ Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Cardiology Hospital Universitario La Luz Madrid Spain.

Abstract

The shoehorn technique is a simple and safe maneuver that can help to solve difficulties in challenging transseptal sheath crossing for atrial fibrillation cryoablation procedures.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; cryoablation; transseptal puncture.