It's a long way to the top! Congenital venous anomalies and left isomerism limiting atrial fibrillation transcatheter ablation

C De Innocentiis, A Buonpane, A Totaro… - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background. Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults and
it is associated with a high burden of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Catheter ablation is …

Slow pathway ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentry using a right internal jugular vein approach: a case series

YS Salem, MC Burke, SS Kim… - Pacing and clinical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Inferior venous access to the right heart is not possible in some patients due to
congenital or acquired obstruction of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Although right‐sided …

[HTML][HTML] Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in a patient with inferior vena cava anomaly

M Karthigesan, S Jayaprakash - Indian Pacing and …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Curative radiofrequency catheter modification of the slow pathway is the recommended
therapy for patients suffering from recurrent symptomatic atrioventricular nodal reentry …

An approach to “Ablate and Pace”: AV Junction ablation and pacemaker implantation performed concurrently from the same venous access site

ZF Issa - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Atrioventricular junction (AVJ) ablation combined with permanent pacemaker
implantation (the “ablate and pace” approach) remains an acceptable alternative treatment …

The supernumerary valve in the right atrium of the human heart: A rare case of “the valve of superior caval vein”

Q Feng, H Wang, Y He - Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The valve of superior caval vein (SCV) is seldom detected and reported. With the increasing
popularity of cardiac interventional procedures, it should be paid more attention rather than …

Comparison of different approaches to atrioventricular junction ablation and pacemaker implantation in patients with atrial fibrillation

N Arenja, S Knecht, B Schaer, T Reichlin… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background To compare the feasibility and efficiency of atrioventricular junction (AVJ)
ablation and device implantation in patients with drug‐refractory atrial fibrillation using three …

Navigating inferior vena cava filters in invasive cardiology procedures: A systematic review

K Shah, S Patel, I Hanson, B Williamson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Transfemoral venous access (TFV) is the cornerstone of minimally invasive
cardiac procedures. Although the presence of inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) was …

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia ablation in the setting of bilateral femoral vein occlusion

C Cruz, M Hoskins… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most common supraventricular
tachycardia. Ablation of the slow pathway is the treatment of choice for recurrent episodes …

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia: selective approach to the slow pathway via the cephalic veins

N Bottoni, F Quartieri, G Lolli, M Iori, A Manari… - Europace, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Inferior venous access to the right heart is not possible in some patients due to vena caval
obstruction. Here we describe a case of a patient with atrioventricular nodal re-entry …

Managing difficult anatomy: remote-controlled ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in a patient with agenesis of the inferior vena cava

B Hügl, D Velikan, B Buchter, Z Findeisen - Clinical Research in …, 2013 - Springer
Radiofrequency catheter modification of the slow pathway is the recommended therapy for
patients suffering from recurrent symptomatic atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia. This …