2020 Fellows Courses

Transseptal Puncture 101

Presenter

Megan Coylewright, M.D., FSCAI, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Megan Coylewright, M.D., FSCAI, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

Learning Objectives:
  1. Summarize the role of transseptal puncture for percutaneous mitral valve repair/replacement, patent foramen ovale closure, left atrial appendage occlusion, paravalvular leak repair, and facilitation of LVAD placement.
  2. Review steps to perform transseptal puncture.
  3. Discuss the role of ICE and TEE in supporting transseptal puncture.
Keywords: TEER/TMVR/Mitral Valve