An anterior ablation line is preferred for perimitral flutter after heart transplant.

نویسندگان

  • Bhavanesh Makanjee
  • George J Klein
  • Nicholas Derval
  • Allan C Skanes
چکیده

Perimitral atrial flutter in cardiac allograft recipients is uncommon. In general, mitral isthmus ablation can be quite challenging in all patients with perimitral flutter, including the subset of patients who present following left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation. We report 2 cases where an anterior ablation line was easily performed to eliminate perimitral flutter and produce bidirectional block.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

دوره 21 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010