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Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia Ablation in the Setting of Bilateral Femoral Vein Occlusion
Author(s) -
CRUZ CESAR,
HOSKINS MICHAEL,
ELCHAMI MIKHAEL F.
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03042.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , tachycardia , cardiology , femoral vein , supraventricular tachycardia , inferior vena cava , occlusion , nodal , catheter ablation , surgery
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most common supraventricular tachycardia. Ablation of the slow pathway is the treatment of choice for recurrent episodes despite adequate medical therapy. We present an uncommon case of AVNRT ablation using a superior vena cava approach in a patient with bilateral common femoral vein occlusion. This approach appears to be a safe alternative in patients with an absence of an inferior venous access .