Transseptal Catheterization and Interventions

From the foreword: Transseptal left heart catheterization is here to stay. It already plays an important role in the repertoire of both interventional cardiologists and clinical electrophysiologists, and it will play an increasingly important role in the future.

Transseptal Catheterization and Interventions is the first book on this subject. The editors, Drs. Thakur and Natale, as well as their talented authors, should be congratulated for providing such an excellent and eminently readable volume. . . . I can't wait for the next edition.

A lost art among many interventional cardiologists trained in the current era, transseptal catheterization has reemerged as a critical step in several structural heart procedures. This book beautifully summarizes the key concepts behind successfully performing transseptal catheterization and interventions and revives what will be an increasingly important tool in the interventionalist's armamentarium. All interventional cardiologists should have this book in their catheterization laboratories.

This textbook is a valuable resource that is long overdue. The clear writing provides a detailed, pragmatic guide to transseptal procedures. Numerous superb illustrations simplify the anatomy and the technical approaches. The emphasis on tips and tricks, along with complications and unusual situations, creates a practical text for both the novice and advanced interventionalist.

Dealing with all aspects of transseptal catheterization, this book is a complete manual in a rapidly expanding area. It is authored by prominent leaders in the field and fills a gap in the medical literature. It is a practical guide for interventional cardiologists and electrophysiologists and a reference text for general cardiologists, fellowship trainees, medical students, nurses, and others.

Transseptal catheterization is an indispensable procedure in the modern catheterization and electrophysiology laboratory. Although considered routine by many, the procedure demands skill and familiarity with the regional anatomy and its variants. In the best of hands, it is sobering to remember that one is only a heartbeat away from a disastrous complication.

In this unique and timely book, a top-tier group of authors covers the landscape of the necessary cognitive and technical tools to perform this procedure safely and skillfully. The book represents a concise and readable one-stop resource for any individual who wishes to perform or teach this procedure.

The first comprehensive resource on transseptal catheterization.

Although the transseptal technique was described half a century ago, it has remained essentially unchanged. Recent advances in cardiac electrophysiology and left heart interventions have led to renewed interest in the technique as a means of delivering modern therapeutic interventions.

Until now, the knowledge required for safely gaining access to the left atrium to perform catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation or other interventions has existed only in original publications and review articles. This textbook brings all of the relevant information about this technique under one cover, with top experts in each area addressing anatomy, indications, transseptal puncture, visualization technologies, interventional devices, challenging cases, complications, and emerging tools. Electrophysiologists and interventional cardiologists will find Transseptal Catheterization and Interventions invaluable for their work. For teachers and trainees, it will be a welcome teaching tool and resource.