Complicated transseptal puncture during intervention catheter ablation on atrial fibrillation concomitant with straight back syndrome

Hailong Tao; Jianzeng Dong; Ronghui Yu; Changsheng Ma

doi:10.1007/s10840-007-9126-9

Complicated transseptal puncture during intervention catheter ablation on atrial fibrillation concomitant with straight back syndrome

J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2007 Jun;19(1):41-3. doi: 10.1007/s10840-007-9126-9. Epub 2007 Jul 3.

Authors

Hailong Tao¹, Jianzeng Dong, Ronghui Yu, Changsheng Ma

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Beijing AnZhen Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Anzhen Road, Beijing 100029, PR China. [email protected]

PMID: 17610055
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9126-9

Abstract

Straight back syndrome (SBS) is a thoracic deformity with absence of upper thoracic spine kyphosis and heart compression. The anatomic abnormity of SBS may raise the difficulty of introcardial operation and increase the complicated risk of intervention performance. Here we report a case of SBS with complicated transseptal puncture during intervention catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Catheter Ablation*
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
Female
Fluoroscopy
Heart Septum / injuries*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Middle Aged
Punctures
Syndrome
Thoracic Vertebrae / abnormalities*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed