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An Anterior Ablation Line Is Preferred for Perimitral Flutter After Heart Transplant
Author(s) -
MAKANJEE BHAVANESH,
KLEIN GEORGE J.,
DERVAL NICHOLAS,
SKANES ALLAN C.
Publication year - 2010
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.1540-8167.2009.01657.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial flutter , ablation , cardiology , flutter , atrial fibrillation , catheter ablation , engineering , aerodynamics , aerospace engineering
Perimitral atrial flutter in cardiac allograft recipients is uncommon. In general, mitral isthmus ablation can be quite challenging in all patients with perimitral flutter, including the subset of patients who present following left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation. We report 2 cases where an anterior ablation line was easily performed to eliminate perimitral flutter and produce bidirectional block. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 21, pp. 574‐576, May 2010)