Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	15807
Country	Italy

Received	2014-12-10 11:36
Peer-Review Started	2014-12-10 17:50
To Make the First Decision	2015-01-08 14:08
Return for Revision	2015-01-19 17:06
Revised	2015-02-20 17:40
Second Decision	2015-06-01 08:57
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-03 21:41
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-11 15:41
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Difficult case of a trans-septal puncture: Use of a “SafeSept” guidewire
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Martina Zucchetti, Michela Casella, Antonio Dello Russo, Gaetano Fassini, Corrado Carbucicchio, Eleonora Russo, Vittoria Marino, Valentina Catto and Claudio Tondo
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Corresponding Author	Martina Zucchetti, MD, Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Centre, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Parea 4, 20138 Milan, Italy. martina.zucchetti@ccfm.it
Key Words	Trans-septal puncture; “SafeSept” guide­wire; Atrial fibrillation; Interatrial septum; Intra­cardiac echocardiography
Core Tip	In recent years, the number of percutaneous therapeutic techniques requiring trans-septal cathe-terization has increased. We present the case of a 69-year-old man with a ten-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Access to the left atrium proved difficult and several unsuccessful attempts to perform the trans-septal puncture were made under both fluoroscopy and intracardiac echocardiography guidance, even with radiofrequency energy delivery. Finally, trans-septal puncture was successfully performed using a novel nitinol “SafeSept” trans-septal guidewire. If the interatrial septum is thickened, scarred, fibrous, too mobile and/or aneurismal, the use of the “SafeSept” guidewire may be a safe and effective option.
Publish Date	2015-08-27 11:20
Citation	Zucchetti M, Casella M, Dello Russo A, Fassini G, Carbucicchio C, Russo E, Marino V, Catto V, Tondo C. Difficult case of a trans-septal puncture: Use of a “SafeSept” guidewire. World J Cardiol 2015; 7(8): 499-503
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v7/i8/499.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i8.499

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