World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volume 7, Issue 3 (March 2017)

ISSN Print: 2164-5329   ISSN Online: 2164-5337

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Catheter Ablation of Mitral Isthmus Flutter Post Mitral Valve Repair and Surgical Maze: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2017.73007    1,969 Downloads   3,746 Views  
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Hereby we describe a case of LAF developed after a surgical Maze procedure that demonstrates the importance of a systematic approach to mapping and ablating atypical atrial flutter to prevent a recurrence of symptomatic arrhythmia. In patients with previous cardiac surgery procedures, and in particular after a surgical maze, there are many different potential LA reentry circuits that involve various pathways. Both activation mapping and entrainment mapping were performed in order to identify the critical isthmus of the circuit and to effectively terminate the arrhythmia.

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Conti, S. and Wulffhart, Z. (2017) Catheter Ablation of Mitral Isthmus Flutter Post Mitral Valve Repair and Surgical Maze: Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 7, 64-70. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2017.73007.

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