title: Single-catheter approach for ablation of the slow pathway in a patient with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and AV nodal reentrant tachycardia using a magnetic navigation system.
abstract: Patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV have thin-walled, friable arteries and veins. Invasive procedures carry a significantly increased risk for perforation of blood vessels. The aim of this case report is to demonstrate the feasibility and potential benefits of using a stereotactic magnetic navigation system (MNS) for mapping and ablation under these very special circumstances. A 45-year-old woman is presented with daily episodes of typical atrio-ventricular nodal re-entry tachycardias (AVNRT) and known Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV. Transcatheter ablation procedure of the AVNRT was undertaken using the MNS, with a non-traumatic single floppy catheter and the capability of advanced navigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. t.szili-torok@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Tamas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szili-Torok
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jessurun
authors.forename: Luc J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Jordaens
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*