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Case Reports: Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Typical Atrial Flutter and the Atrioventricular Junction via the Superior Vena Caval Approach in a Patient with a Congenital Absence of an Inferior Vena Cava

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The absence of an inferior vena cava is a rare congenital condition often without clinical significance. Alternative venous approaches are often needed to treat these patients. We report a case of successful ablation of both isthmus dependent flutter and the AV junction using the superior vena cava in a patient with an inferior vena cava anomaly.

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  1. Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and the Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Health Care System Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Rakesh K. Pai (MD), John F. MacGregor, Moeen Abedin & Mohamed H. Hamdan

  2. Cardiology Division, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Room 4A100, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132-2401

    Rakesh K. Pai (MD)

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Pai, R.K., MacGregor, J.F., Abedin, M. et al. Case Reports: Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Typical Atrial Flutter and the Atrioventricular Junction via the Superior Vena Caval Approach in a Patient with a Congenital Absence of an Inferior Vena Cava. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 14, 193–195 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-006-5456-2

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