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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2009 Sep 17;7(1):81–87. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.09.022

Figure 1. Intrapericardial balloon position.

Figure 1

Anterior-posterior (AP) and left anterior oblique (LAO) views of the intrapericardial balloon positioned using different approaches: (A) direct puncture to the posterior pericardial space, (B) anterior access with deflectable sheath guidance. (C) Post-procedural, in vivo photographs of inflated intrapericardial balloon (yellow arrow). Phrenic nerve along on the pericardium is indicated by dashed white arrow. ESO = esophageal mapping catheter; PV map = pulmonary vein mapping catheter.