Comparative Outcomes of ICE Versus TEE/Fluoroscopy Guidance Transseptal Puncture in LA Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol · 2026 · PMC13062762 · PMID 41952556

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Puncture Time ICE guidance was associated with a numerically shorter puncture time (Figure 4d ); however, this represented a trend and did not reach statistical significance (MD –2.17 min, 95% CI –4.29 to −0.05; p = 0.065). 3.3.5.

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