Open AccessA 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
Author(s) -
Aoki Ryota,
Takemoto Masao,
Nakasuga Kazuta,
Kang Honsa,
Tanaka Atsushi,
Mito Takahiro,
Antoku Yoshibumi,
Matsuo Atsutoshi,
Hida Satoru,
Okazaki Teiji,
Yoshitake Kiyonobu,
Tayama Keiichiro,
Kosuga Kenichi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1002/joa3.12051
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , ablation , intracardiac injection , catheter ablation , paroxysmal atrial fibrillation , radiofrequency catheter ablation , cardiology , surgery , catheter , lung , refractory (planetary science) , radiofrequency ablation , radiology , physics , astrobiology
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.