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Left Atrial Flutter After Segmental Ostial Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Author(s) -
ORAL HAKAN,
KNIGHT BRADLEY P.,
MORADY FRED
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00202.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary vein , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , ostium , atrial flutter , ablation , catheter ablation , radiofrequency ablation , isolation (microbiology) , catheter , left pulmonary vein , radiofrequency catheter ablation , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Segmental ostial ablation to electrically isolate pulmonary veins has been performed for atrial fibrillation. Left atrial flutter that utilized a critical isthmus adjacent to the ostium of the left superior pulmonary vein was diagnosed and successfully ablated in a patient 3 months after a successful pulmonary vein isolation procedure. Documenting the cause of symptoms after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation is critical in guiding therapy. (PACE 2003; 26:1417–1419)