title: 3-dimensional mapping and radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter in a patient with interrupted inferior vena cava.
abstract: The presence of isolated interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) is very rare. Though the occurrence of typical atrial flutter in this setting has recently been described, the use of 3-dimensional activation mapping to aid the management of such patients has not yet been described. We report the successful ablation of this arrhythmia in a 63-year-old woman using the superior route through the internal jugular vein with the help of a mapping system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukerji
authors.forename: Chotikorn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khunnawat
authors.forename: Sricharan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kantipudi
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khasnis
authors.forename: Sundar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankaran
authors.forename: Ranjan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Krit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jongnarangsin
mesh_terms: D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery