Challenges of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter ablation in patients with pectus excavatum

Sumedh Iyengar; Sudeepthi Reddy; Banveet Kaur Khetarpal; Mohamed Elzamar; Komandoor Srivathsan

doi:10.1111/pace.14805

Challenges of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter ablation in patients with pectus excavatum

Sumedh Iyengar, Sudeepthi Reddy, Banveet Kaur Khetarpal, Mohamed Elzamar, Komandoor Srivathsan

Cardiovascular Diseases

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) may be associated with chest wall abnormalities such as pectus excavatum (PE). Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has proven to be a useful strategy for radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of AF. However, the presence of chest wall abnormalities, such as pectus excavatum, imposes certain challenges during ablation due to the anatomic distortion that it causes. We highlight these challenges during ablation in this three-patient case series.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14805
State	Accepted/In press - 2023

Keywords

arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
atrial flutter
case series
pectus excavatum
radiofrequency ablation

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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