Key result
Pre-procedural imaging and mapping guided radiofrequency catheter ablation in a patient with atrial tachycardia and very rare challenging congenital heart disease anatomy.
Why the study?
Venous system abnormalities can complicate radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial tachycardias in patients with congenital heart disease.
Case Report (n=1)
Pre-procedural imaging is essential for planning access and mapping during radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with complex congenital heart disease and venous anomalies.
Supports individualized pre-procedural planning in complex congenital cases; leaves open broader applicability pending further evidence.
Atrial tachycardias (AT) are common cardiac arrhythmia disorder for congenital heart disease (CHD). The anatomic substrate that surgical suture lines, scar tissue, or prosthetic material may cause pre-existing atrial conduction abnormalities which leads to the underlying mechanism of reentrant ATs. Radiofrequency Catheter ablation (RFCA) is used in the treatment of atrial tachycardia in CHD patients. However venous system abnormalities may complicate the procedure. We report that ablation of a case with atrial tachycardia with challenging anatomy (persistent left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium, coronary sinus agenesis, inferior vena cava (IVC) agenesis, azygos system drained to the superior vena cava, and repaired ventricular septal defect). This case report discusses the key points of access to cardiac chambers and mapping in very rare challenging anatomy.
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Turan et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Atrial tachycardia with complex congenital heart disease (n=1). Radiofrequency Catheter ablation (RFCA) and pre-procedural imaging was evaluated. Pre-procedural imaging and mapping guided radiofrequency catheter ablation in a patient with atrial tachycardia and very rare challenging congenital heart disease anatomy.
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