Sinus node injury as a complication of superior vena cava isolation.
We report a case with SVC ectopy initiating AF; the origin and breakout point of the sinus node was inside the SVC, and the SVC ectopy was conducted through the same path as the sinus node activation to depolarize the right atrium. Injury to the sinus node happened after successful isolation of SVC.
Ong
Mary Gertrude
MG
Division of Cardiology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
Tai
Ching-Tai
CT
Lin
Yenn-Jiang
YJ
Lee
Kun-Tai
KT
Chang
Shih-Lin
SL
Chen
Shih-Ann
SA
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012008:Recurrence; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000293:injuries*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*