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TABLE 1.

Catheter systems for transendocardial delivery.

Catheter system	Guidance	Core			Support			Studies
Catheter system	Guidance	Outer diameter (mm)	Length (cm)	Needle type and configuration	Size (F)	Length (cm)	Configuration	Preclinical	Clinical
Helix (BioCardia)	Fluoroscopy	0.51	124	Stainless steel helical tip, 25 gauge	8	110	Deflectable catheter, guidewire lumen	Amado⁵	TAC-HFT²⁴, De la Fuente³⁰, Tomkowiak³¹
Myostar (Biologies Delivery Systems)	NOGA electroanatomical mapping; inte-grated with MRI imaging	0.41	123	Nititol straight, 27 gauge	8	115	Integrated; multiple curves, no guidewire lumen	Perin¹⁸, Baklanov³², Dib³⁵	Fuchs³³, Perin³⁴, Losordo³⁶, van Ramshort³⁷, Krause³⁸, Smits³⁹, CAuSMIC⁴⁰