Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in a patient with dextrocardia： what is the challenge？  

作　　者：WANG Xin-hua SHI Hai-feng HAN Bing TAN Hong-wei JIANG Wei-feng LIU Xu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2010年第17期2478-2479,共2页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Catheter ablation has been an established strategy for treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation （AF）.Pulmonaryvein isolation is the predominant approach of catheter ablation. This procedure is characterized as transseptal catheterization and point-by-point ablation around the ipsilateral pulmonary veins （PVs）. Although catheter ablation can be safely performed in a heart with normal structures, it may be challenging to be performed in a dextrocardia.Catheter ablation has been an established strategy for treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation （AF）.Pulmonaryvein isolation is the predominant approach of catheter ablation. This procedure is characterized as transseptal catheterization and point-by-point ablation around the ipsilateral pulmonary veins （PVs）. Although catheter ablation can be safely performed in a heart with normal structures, it may be challenging to be performed in a dextrocardia.

分 类 号：Q954.561[生物学—动物学] TU753.3[建筑科学—建筑技术科学]