Percutaneous pericardial instrumentation for catheter ablation of focal atrial tachycardias arising from the left atrial appendage

Karen P Phillips; Andrea Natale; Richard Sterba; Walid I Saliba; J David Burkhardt; Oussama Wazni; Leonardo Liberman; Robert A Schweikert

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01028.x

Percutaneous pericardial instrumentation for catheter ablation of focal atrial tachycardias arising from the left atrial appendage

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2008 Apr;19(4):430-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01028.x. Epub 2007 Nov 20.

Authors

Karen P Phillips¹, Andrea Natale, Richard Sterba, Walid I Saliba, J David Burkhardt, Oussama Wazni, Leonardo Liberman, Robert A Schweikert

Affiliation

¹ Section of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.

PMID: 18031508
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01028.x

Abstract

Focal atrial tachycardias originating from the left atrial appendage present unique anatomic challenges for successful ablation. We describe the role of minimally invasive percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation in the management of two patients with ectopic atrial tachycardias arising from the left atrial appendage following failure of a conventional endocardial approach to achieve cure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Body Surface Potential Mapping / instrumentation
Body Surface Potential Mapping / methods*
Catheter Ablation / instrumentation
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Female
Heart Conduction System / surgery*
Humans
Male
Surgery, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / diagnosis*
Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / surgery*
Treatment Outcome