William Rashkind

To do this, the next move is an atrial septostomy or balloon atrial septostomy.

This is also called the Rashkind procedure.

This is performed at the bedside under echocardiogram guidance or in a cath lab.

Here, a balloon catheter is passed through a vein, advanced into the right atrium, threaded across the foramen ovale or the small ASD into the left atrium.