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Percutaneous Pericardial Instrumentation for Catheter Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardias Arising from the Left Atrial Appendage
Author(s) -
PHILLIPS KAREN P.,
NATALE ANDREA,
STERBA RICHARD,
SALIBA WALID I.,
BURKHARDT J. DAVID,
WAZNI OUSSAMA,
LIBERMAN LEONARDO,
SCHWEIKERT ROBERT A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01028.x
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , appendage , cardiology , ablation , catheter ablation , atrial appendage , atrial fibrillation , atrial tachycardia , radiofrequency ablation , anatomy , sinus rhythm
Focal atrial tachycardias originating from the left atrial appendage present unique anatomic challenges for successful ablation. We describe the role of minimally invasive percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation in the management of two patients with ectopic atrial tachycardias arising from the left atrial appendage following failure of a conventional endocardial approach to achieve cure.