1/84. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial flutter after orthotopic heart transplantation: insights into the redefined critical isthmus.We report a case of successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of recurrent atrial flutter in a heart transplant recipient and discuss technical aspects of the procedure. A counterclockwise flutter circuit was defined during endocardial mapping of the donor atrium. Termination of atrial flutter was achieved by creating lines of radiofrequency lesions from the tricuspid ring to the suture line between donor and recipient atria. Creation of bidirectional conduction block in the tricuspid ring-suture line isthmus resulted in abolition of atrial flutter.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/84. Electroanatomic mapping for radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmias.Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the current treatment of choice for several cardiac arrhythmias. The conventional approach utilizing intracardiac electrograms during sinus rhythm and during tachycardia has inherent limitations including limited two-dimensional fluoroscopic imaging and the ability to evaluate several potential sites for ablation and to go precisely to the most suitable site. Recently, a nonfluoroscopic three-dimensional electroanatomic system has been developed for mapping arrhythmias. We describe in this report the advantage of utilizing the system in facilitating a successful outcome in three patients with different arrhythmias.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/84. Human histopathologic findings following radiofrequency ablation of the tricuspid-inferior vena cava isthmus.Radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the tricuspid valve-inferior vena cava isthmus is now the first line of treatment in the management of typical atrial flutter. Successful ablation is associated with conduction block in this region, although the histopathologic changes following this procedure have never been reported. We describe the pathologic changes following RF ablation of this region in an explanted heart of a patient undergoing heart transplantation 4 months after successful atrial flutter ablation. The findings confirm the ability of RF ablation to create in the isthmus a chronic full thickness fibrosis, which represents the histopathologic counterpart of the conduction block demonstrated at the end of procedure.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.8keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/84. Electrophysiologic study and radiofrequency catheter ablation of isthmus-independent atrial flutter.INTRODUCTION: We report the electrophysiologic study and radiofrequency catheter ablation of isthmus-independent atrial flutter in 2 patients. The isthmus-independent atrial flutter in these 2 patients had similar ECG and electrophysiologic findings. Both were reproducibly induced by rapid atrial pacing. The atrial activation sequence and entrainment study proved that these atrial flutters were not isthmus-dependent. A high-right atrial site was identified as the critical site of the slow conduction zone of the tachycardia in both. This site showed double potentials and mid-diastolic potentials. Radiofrequency catheter ablation at this site successfully eliminated the isthmus-independent atrial flutter in both patients.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/84. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of common atrial flutter: role of the eustachian valve.INTRODUCTION: During radiofrequency catheter ablation of a common atrial flutter between the tricuspid annulus and the Eustachian valve "septal isthmus", double potentials were recorded along the Eustachian valve, previously described as an anatomical line of conduction block between the coronary sinus ostium and the inferior vena cava. RESULTS: Just before flutter termination, lengthening and beat to beat delay variations between the 2 components of the double potentials were correlated with simultaneous modifications of the flutter cycle length. CONCLUSION: The "septal isthmus" is a common pathway for the flutter wavefront and the impulse generating the second component of the double potential. It is also a good target for flutter ablation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/84. The failing Fontan with atrial flutter: a successful surgical option.Two successful cases of eliminated atrial flutter and improved clinical status for Fontan patients are presented. An operation combining introduction of an extracardiac conduit for the Fontan connection, to direct all systemic venous blood away from the atrium, and atrial pathway division and cryoablation, is a useful surgical option for failing Fontan patients.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.2keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/84. Microwave ablation of atrial flutter.Radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the isthmus between the inferior vena cava and the tricuspid ring has proven to be a safe and successful method of treating atrial flutter (AF). However, RF ablation lesions are small in size requiring a considerable number of energy applications to ablate the AF circuit. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of microwave energy for AF ablation. We report a case of sustained typical AF treated successfully and safely by 1 pulse of microwave (MW) energy. This showed it is possible to treat AF with a small number of pulse applications.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.4keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/84. Electrophysiologic characteristics and ablation of an atypical atrial flutter in the right atrium.Subeustachian isthmus-dependent typical atrial flutter has been well studied. We demonstrate a case with atypical atrial flutter involving only the base of the right atrium around the inferior vena cava. Entrainment pacing and mapping studies documented a distinct circuit traversing the subeustachian isthmus, propagating through the posterobasal right atrium, and skirting the inferior vena cava. Successful radiofrequency ablation of the arrhythmia was accomplished by creating a linear lesion at the subeustachian isthmus. Mapping of the inferior vena cava region and the demonstration of concealed entrainment are essential steps in establishing the mechanism of the atypical atrial flutter.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/84. Ventricular tachycardia as a complication of atrial flutter ablation.A 61-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy, who previously underwent successful radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial flutter, developed monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT). The site of VT origin was the inferobasal right ventricle adjacent to the previous atrial isthmus ablation area. The most likely mechanism for the VT was scar-related reentry, the scar being the result of previous radiofrequency lesions in the atrial isthmus. The VT was successfully ablated.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/84. Atrial tachycardia masquerading as atrial flutter following ablation of the subeustachian isthmus.We report a case of atrial tachycardia masquerading as atrial flutter in a man who had previously undergone catheter ablation for atrial flutter. The recurrent arrhythmia was electrocardiographically almost identical to the prior atrial flutter; at repeat electrophysiologic study, although bidirectional conduction block was observed in the tricuspid annulus-inferior vena caval isthmus, the atrial arrhythmia was readily initiated. Activation mapping suggested typical atrial flutter, but entrainment techniques demonstrated intra-atrial reentry not involving the ablated isthmus. This case illustrates the need to apply entrainment techniques even in cases of apparent "typical" atrial flutter to confirm that putative ablation targets are necessary for tachycardia perpetuation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2keywords = ablation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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