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Case Reports
. 2018 Aug 16;4(10):466-468.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2018.07.006. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Radiofrequency ablation of typical atrial flutter with access through the azygos vein in a patient with heterotopia utilizing high-density electroanatomic mapping

Martin Borlich  1 , Rolf Weinert  1 , Björn Becker  1 , Krister Kuhnhardt  1 , Gert Richardt  1 , Leon Iden  1
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Radiofrequency ablation of typical atrial flutter with access through the azygos vein in a patient with heterotopia utilizing high-density electroanatomic mapping

Martin Borlich et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Azygos vein; Catheter ablation; Congenital heart disease; High-density mapping; Inferior vena cava discontinuity; Isthmus-dependent flutter; Radiofrequency ablation; Typical atrial flutter.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Three-dimensional reconstruction and bipolar voltage map of the azygos vein and right atrium with coronary sinus. Visitags visualize the inferior line connecting the tricuspid valve annulus and the nonconducting region of the interrupted inferior vena cava. A: Right anterior oblique projection 30°. B: Left anterior oblique projection 45°.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A: Local activation time (LAT) map created during stimulation from the coronary sinus in left anterior oblique projection (45°) for demonstration of cavotricuspid isthmus block. B: Inferior view on the right atrium with LAT map and visualization of conduction block.
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