Successful cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with situs inversus and dextrocardia

Publication date: Available online 23 April 2016 Source:Journal of Arrhythmia Author(s): Yasuhiro Yoshiga, Akihiko Shimizu, Takeshi Ueyama, Makoto Ono, Tomoko Fumimoto, Hironori Ishiguchi, Masafumi Yano A 79-year-old man with situs inversus and dextrocardia underwent catheter ablation of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), using second-generation cryoballoon under Ensite NavX system guidance, was performed successfully in a reverse manner, which required short procedure and fluoroscopy times, as required in a PVI performed on a normal heart without any complications. Cryoballoon-based PVI under Ensite NavX guidance was feasible and safe to achieve a favorable outcome in this patient with abnormal anatomy.
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research