Open AccessSuccessful cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with situs inversus and dextrocardia
Author(s) -
Yoshiga Yasuhiro,
Shimizu Akihiko,
Ueyama Takeshi,
Ono Makoto,
Fumimoto Tomoko,
Ishiguchi Hironori,
Yano Masafumi
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.1016/j.joa.2016.03.005
Subject(s) - dextrocardia , medicine , situs inversus , pulmonary vein , atrial fibrillation , fluoroscopy , catheter ablation , paroxysmal atrial fibrillation , catheter , ablation , cardiology , surgery
A 79‐year‐old man with situs inversus and dextrocardia underwent catheter ablation of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), using second‐generation cryoballoon under Ensite NavX system guidance, was performed successfully in a reverse manner, which required short procedure and fluoroscopy times, as required in a PVI performed on a normal heart without any complications. Cryoballoon‐based PVI under Ensite NavX guidance was feasible and safe to achieve a favorable outcome in this patient with abnormal anatomy.