Faculty of Medicine, Heart Rhythm Management Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun;46(6):510-514. doi: 10.1111/pace.14664. Epub 2023 Feb 19.
Atrial tachycardias (AT) are common cardiac arrhythmia disorder for congenital heart disease (CHD). The anatomic substrate that surgical suture lines, scar tissue, or prosthetic material may cause pre-existing atrial conduction abnormalities which leads to the underlying mechanism of reentrant ATs. Radiofrequency Catheter ablation (RFCA) is used in the treatment of atrial tachycardia in CHD patients. However venous system abnormalities may complicate the procedure. We report that ablation of a case with atrial tachycardia with challenging anatomy (persistent left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium, coronary sinus agenesis, inferior vena cava (IVC) agenesis, azygos system drained to the superior vena cava, and repaired ventricular septal defect). This case report discusses the key points of access to cardiac chambers and mapping in very rare challenging anatomy.
房性心动过速(AT)是常见的先天性心脏病(CHD)心脏心律失常疾病。手术缝线、疤痕组织或假体材料的解剖学基础可能导致先前存在的房内传导异常,从而导致折返性 AT 的潜在机制。射频导管消融(RFCA)用于治疗 CHD 患者的房性心动过速。然而,静脉系统异常可能会使手术复杂化。我们报告了一例具有挑战性解剖结构的房性心动过速消融病例(持续性左上腔静脉引流至左心房、冠状窦缺如、下腔静脉(IVC)缺如、奇静脉系统引流至上腔静脉以及室间隔缺损修复)。本病例报告讨论了在非常罕见的具有挑战性的解剖结构中进入心脏腔室和进行标测的要点。