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Treatment of left‐sided extension of AV node: A valuable integration of advance imaging modalities and cryoablation
Author(s) -
Prolic Kalinsek Tine,
Pernat Andrej,
Sinkovec Matjaz,
Jan Matevz
Publication year - 2020
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/pace.14015
Subject(s) - medicine , cryoablation , modalities , extension (predicate logic) , node (physics) , radiology , medical physics , ablation , social science , structural engineering , sociology , computer science , engineering , programming language
We present a case of successful cryoablation of the left extension of the atrioventricular (AV) node for treatment of a recurrent atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia without the use of fluoroscopy. Three‐dimensional electroanatomic mapping system and intracardiac echocardiography were used to navigate catheters in the heart and position them according to anatomical landmarks. Due to the nature of cryoablation lesion formation, lesions were able to be applied safely in right atrium, as well as in left atrium, without damaging AV node or bundle of His.