Key result
3D electroanatomic mapping-guided ablation achieves bidirectional block in complex oblique accessory pathway after repeated failures.
Why the study?
Does 3D electroanatomic mapping-guided ablation improve ablation success in a patient with a challenging oblique accessory pathway?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does 3D electroanatomic mapping-guided ablation improve ablation success in a patient with a challenging oblique accessory pathway?
Use of 3D electroanatomic mapping can facilitate successful radiofrequency ablation of extremely oblique accessory pathways in cases of previously failed attempts.
May aid ablation of refractory oblique pathways; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
A high-risk left-sided posterolateral manifest accessory pathway (AP) was identified in a 49-year-old man. Two prior ablations had failed. A repeat procedure using 3D electroanatomic mapping demonstrated an extremely oblique AP. The earliest atrial activation site was not amenable to endocardial ablation. The earliest ventricular activation site was identified, demonstrating an AP with an extremely slanted course. Radiofrequency ablation here resulted in sustained bidirectional AP block. In challenging AP ablation cases, recognition of the potential for an oblique AP and the use of electroanatomic mapping may be beneficial.
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Nelson et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome (n=1). 3D electroanatomic mapping-guided radiofrequency ablation was evaluated on Sustained bidirectional accessory pathway block and absence of pre-excitation. Radiofrequency ablation guided by 3D electroanatomic mapping achieved sustained bidirectional block of an extremely oblique accessory pathway following two prior failed ablations.
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