title: Atrial fibrillation ablation in cor triatriatum: value of intracardiac echocardiography.
abstract: A 72-year old male, referred for percutaneous atrial fibrillation ablation, was found to have cor triatriatum during routine, pre-procedural transesophageal echocardiography. Accessing the superior pulmonary venous atrium and wide area circumferential ablation was guided by intracardiac echocardiography and performed without complications. The patient remains symptom-free, off anti-arrhythmic drug therapy, for 6 months following ablation. In this report, we emphasize the value of using intracardiac echocardiography during catheter ablation in patients with cor triatriatum.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.
authors: Nisha L
authors: NL
authors: Bhatia
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Humphries
authors: Krishnaswamy
authors: K
authors: Chandrasekaran
authors: Komandoor
authors: K
authors: Srivathsan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male