title: A pseudo sinus tachycardia originating from the right superior pulmonary vein. Successful ablation by a simplified, targeted ablation strategy.
abstract: We report the case of a young woman suffering from a permanent ectopic atrial tachycardia originating from the right superior pulmonary vein and mimicking a sinus tachycardia on the ECG. Using only 2 quadripolar catheters after a transseptal approach, the focus was successfully mapped to the posterior wall of the right superior pulmonary vein. The focus was successfully ablated during the same procedure using a 4-mm tip-irrigated catheter.
authors.affiliation: Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium. Christophe.scavee@card.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scavee
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brasseur
authors.forename: Rukshen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weerasooriya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013616:Tachycardia, Sinus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*