Case report: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter and the atrioventricular junction via the superior vena caval approach in a patient with a congenital absence of an inferior vena cava.
The absence of an inferior vena cava is a rare congenital condition often without clinical significance. Alternative venous approaches are often needed to treat these patients. We report a case of successful ablation of both isthmus dependent flutter and the AV junction using the superior vena cava in a patient with an inferior vena cava anomaly.
Pai
Rakesh K
RK
Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and the Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2401, USA. rakesh.pai@hsc.utah.edu
MacGregor
John F
JF
Abedin
Moeen
M
Hamdan
Mohamed H
MH
D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000601:surgery*; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior