Focal Atrial Tachycardia Arising from the Inferior Vena Cava
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 884-887, 2017.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
The inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare site of focal atrial tachycardia (AT). Here, we report a 20-year-old woman who underwent catheter ablation for anti-arrhythmic drug-resistant AT originating from the IVC. She had undergone open-heart surgery for patch closure of an atrial septal defect 17 years previously and permanent pacemaker implantation for sinus node dysfunction 6 years previously. The AT focus was at the anterolateral aspect of the IVC-right atrial junction, and it was successfully ablated under three-dimensional electroanatomical-mapping guidance. We suspect that the mechanism of this tachycardia was associated with previous IVC cannulation for open-heart surgery.
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Main subject:
Sick Sinus Syndrome
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Tachycardia
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Vena Cava, Inferior
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Catheterization
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Catheter Ablation
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Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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