3-dimensional mapping and radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter in a patient with interrupted inferior vena cava

J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2005 Nov;14(2):107-9. doi: 10.1007/s10840-005-4512-7.

Abstract

The presence of isolated interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) is very rare. Though the occurrence of typical atrial flutter in this setting has recently been described, the use of 3-dimensional activation mapping to aid the management of such patients has not yet been described. We report the successful ablation of this arrhythmia in a 63-year-old woman using the superior route through the internal jugular vein with the help of a mapping system.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Flutter / complications
  • Atrial Flutter / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Flutter / surgery*
  • Body Surface Potential Mapping / methods*
  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Syndrome
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery