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A case report of cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with situs inversus abdominalis and levocardia.

Omar AnwarTobias EspersenStephan WillemsChristian Eickholt
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
The main challenges include the achievement of transseptal access and manipulation of the cryoballoon to achieve a patent seal of the pulmonary veins. cbPVI eliminates the need for constant re-positioning of the ablation catheter and might facilitate the creation of durable lesions under such difficult anatomical conditions.
Keyphrases
  • radiofrequency ablation
  • catheter ablation
  • atrial fibrillation
  • left atrial appendage
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • case report
  • inferior vena cava