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

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This work was supported by the Cyrus and Janet Ansary Electrophysiology Research and Educational Fund.

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  1. Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Pavilion, One Convention Avenue, Level 2 – City Side, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Robert D. Schaller & Aaron Vigdor

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

    Frank E. Silvestry

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Schaller, R.D., Vigdor, A. & Silvestry, F.E. Inadvertent left atrial injury during transseptal puncture with a radiofrequency-powered wire. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 1561–1562 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-023-01560-6

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