title: 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.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Rakesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: MacGregor
authors.forename: Moeen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abedin
authors.forename: Mohamed H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hamdan
mesh_terms: 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