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Atrial fibrillation ablation in cor triatriatum: value of intracardiac echocardiography

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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.

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA

    Nisha L. Bhatia, Julie Humphries, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran & Komandoor Srivathsan

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Bhatia, N.L., Humphries, J., Chandrasekaran, K. et al. Atrial fibrillation ablation in cor triatriatum: value of intracardiac echocardiography. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 28, 153–155 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-009-9448-x

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