A case of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a patient successfully treated by radiofrequency catheter ablation with a severely right-sided dislocation of the heart after a total right lung excision.
Ryota AokiMasao TakemotoKazuta NakasugaHonsa KangAtsushi TanakaTakahiro MitoYoshibumi AntokuAtsutoshi MatsuoSatoru HidaTeiji OkazakiKiyonobu YoshitakeKei-Ichiro TayamaKen-Ichi KosugaPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2018)
A 72-year-old woman with symptomatic and drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA). She had a history of a total right lung excision. Her chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) revealed a severely sight-sided dislocation of the heart. Thus, the procedure was carefully performed under guidance of a CT, intracardiac echogram, atriography, and 3D mapping system. Finally, the AF was successfully treated by RFCA without any complications.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- image quality
- oral anticoagulants
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- case report
- single cell
- risk factors
- minimally invasive
- high density
- coronary artery disease
- magnetic resonance
- venous thromboembolism
- emergency department
- electronic health record
- mitral valve
- adverse drug