Catheter ablation of left free wall accessory pathway in a patient with inferior vena cava interruption.
Access to the right side of the heart for diagnostic and interventional procedures is usually obtained via the femoral vein and inferior vena cava. Anatomic variations or obstruction of the inferior vena cava can make this access difficult. In such cases, alternative routes to the right side of the heart such as the azygos vein and the superior vena cava can be used.
Kler
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Department of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi. tskler@hotmail.com
Bhatia
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Saxena
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Sardana
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Arora
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D001401:Azygos Vein; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior