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Successful catheter ablation of incessant atrial tachycardia in pregnancy using three‐dimensional electroanatomical mapping with minimal radiation
Author(s) -
Wu H.,
Ling LH.,
Lee G.,
Kistler P. M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02812.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , catheter ablation , pregnancy , tachycardia , cardiac ablation , radiation exposure , catheter , fetus , cardiology , radiology , nuclear medicine , genetics , biology
Arrhythmias during pregnancy are not an infrequent problem and present a difficult therapeutic challenge to physicians. Anti‐arrhythmic medication is used with some trepidation given concerns for the unborn foetus. Catheter ablation is typically avoided due to concerns regarding foetal exposure to radiation and delayed until the post‐partum period. With the availability of three‐dimensional mapping systems, catheter ablation may be performed with minimal radiation. We report a pregnant woman who underwent successful ablation of focal atrial tachycardia using three‐dimensional electroanatomical mapping with minimal radiation exposure.