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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2023

Impact of Systematic Use of Intracardiac Ultrasound during Transseptal Catheterization in the Electrophysiology Laboratory.

Nicola Bottoni, Paolo Donateo, Luca Rossi, Michele Malagù, Luca Tomasi, Fabio Quartieri, Andrea Biagi, Matteo Iori, Giacomo Mugnai, Antonella Battista and 3 more

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intracardiac Echocardiography during Invasive Electrophysiological Procedures: a Scientific Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the ESC, and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the ESC.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026
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  2. Safety and efficacy of intracardiac echocardiography in atrial fibrillation ablation: a meta-analysis.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026
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  5. Brazilian Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines - 2025.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025
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  6. The use of cardiac imaging in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nicola BottoniCardiology Unit, S. Maria Nuova Hospital, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Paolo DonateoArrhythmologic Center, Lavagna Hospital, 16033 Lavagn, Italy.
Luca RossiGuglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.
Michele MalagùCardiogy Unit, University Hospital of Ferrara, 8-44124 Cona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1972-9665
Luca TomasiElectrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, 1-37126 Verona, Italy.
Fabio QuartieriCardiology Unit, S. Maria Nuova Hospital, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Andrea BiagiGuglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8792-3523
Matteo IoriCardiology Unit, S. Maria Nuova Hospital, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Giacomo MugnaiElectrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, 1-37126 Verona, Italy.
Antonella BattistaCardiology Unit, S. Maria Nuova Hospital, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7311-8198
Stefano ClóCardiogy Unit, University Hospital of Ferrara, 8-44124 Cona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4169-2977
Michele BrignoleArrhythmologic Center, Lavagna Hospital, 16033 Lavagn, Italy.
Matteo BertiniCardiogy Unit, University Hospital of Ferrara, 8-44124 Cona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5285-7140
Santa Maria Nuova Hospital · ITUniversity of Ferrara · ITGuglielmo da Saliceto Hospital · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo explore the impact of the use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in the ablation of supraventricular arrhythmias requiring transseptal catheterization (TSC), whilst analyzing the reduction in periprocedural complications and complications specifically related to TSC.

methodsA retrospective multicenter study collecting data from consecutive atrial fibrillation (AF) and supraventricular ablation procedures that required TSC was performed in five Italian centers. Based on physician discretion, TSC was performed with or without ICE. Periprocedural complications, separating all complications from complications directly related to TSC, were collected. Independent predictors of periprocedural complications and TSC-related complications were investigated.

resultsA total of 2181 TSCs were performed on 1862 patients at five Italian centers from 2006 to 2021, in 76% of cases by AF ablation and in 24% by ablation of other arrhythmias with a circuit in the left atrium. Overall, 1134 (52%) procedures were performed with ICE support and 1047 (48%) without ICE. A total of 67 (3.1%) complications were detected, 19 (1.7%) in the ICE group and 48 (4.6%) in the no ICE group,

conclusionsICE reduced periprocedural and TSC-related complications during electrophysiological procedures for ablation of left atrial arrhythmias.

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ablationcomplicationsICETSC

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