Open AccessSuccessful catheter ablation of postoperative atrial tachycardia with conduction disturbances: Assessment by late‐gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging and high‐resolution electro‐anatomical mapping
Author(s) -
Nakasone Kazutaka,
Kiuchi Kunihiko,
Takami Mitsuru,
Izawa Yu,
Fukuzawa Koji,
Hirata Kenichi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4198
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , magnetic resonance imaging , catheter ablation , tachycardia , cardiology , atrial tachycardia , gadolinium , catheter , radiology , materials science , metallurgy
Atrial tachycardia (AT) in the right atrium often occurs following open‐heart surgery. Catheter ablation for these AT is challenging and can lead to unintended conduction block. We performed late‐gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (LGE‐MRI) prior to catheter ablation and predicted wavefront propagation during SR as well as the slow conduction zone during tachycardia. LGE‐MRI may assist predicting the conduction disturbance and reducing the risk of unexpected sinus exit block.