Ablation of typical atrial flutter as therapeutic component in carcinoid heart disease: a case report.
Susann GroschkeRolf WeinertBjörn BeckerGert RichardtRalph TölgLeon IdenMartin BorlichPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)
There is limited evidence on rhythm management in patients with the rare diagnosis of carcinoid heart disease. Typical atrial flutter repeatedly complicated the postoperative course of our patient with carcinoid heart disease and could finally be treated curatively by ablation. Radiofrequency ablation should be considered as a valuable therapeutic component in the challenging therapy of this disease.