We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Challenges of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter ablation in patients with pectus excavatum.
- Authors
Iyengar, Sumedh; Reddy, Sudeepthi; Khetarpal, Banveet Kaur; Elzamar, Mohamed; Srivathsan, Komandoor
- Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) may be associated with chest wall abnormalities such as pectus excavatum (PE). Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has proven to be a useful strategy for radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of AF. However, the presence of chest wall abnormalities, such as pectus excavatum, imposes certain challenges during ablation due to the anatomic distortion that it causes. We highlight these challenges during ablation in this three‐patient case series.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation diagnosis; PECTUS excavatum; PULMONARY veins; RADIO frequency therapy; ATRIAL flutter; CATHETER ablation
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2024, Vol 47, Issue 5, p668
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pace.14805