Left atrial appendage tip: an unusual site of successful ablation after failed endocardial and epicardial mapping and ablation

Luigi Di Biase; Robert A Schweikert; Walid I Saliba; Rodney Horton; Richard Hongo; Salwa Beheiry; David J Burkhardt; Andrea Natale

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01561.x

Left atrial appendage tip: an unusual site of successful ablation after failed endocardial and epicardial mapping and ablation

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Feb;21(2):203-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01561.x. Epub 2009 Jul 28.

Authors

Luigi Di Biase¹, Robert A Schweikert, Walid I Saliba, Rodney Horton, Richard Hongo, Salwa Beheiry, David J Burkhardt, Andrea Natale

Affiliation

¹ Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas 78705, USA.

PMID: 19656253
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01561.x

Abstract

Uncommon sites of ablation for arrhythmias can be the cause of failed ablations. This series includes 4 cases requiring ablation at the tip of the left atrial appendage after both endocardial and epicardial mapping and ablation failed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Body Surface Potential Mapping / methods*
Female
Heart Conduction System / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Failure