Non-Fluoroscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Left Atrial Appendage Tachycardia During Early Pregnancy

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Aug 27;34(4):495-498. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0370.

Abstract

Management of symptomatic atrial tachycardia (AT) during pregnancy seems challenging, especially those originating from left atrial appendage (LAA), which easily tend to be incessant and mediate cardiomyopathy. It's contradictory between therapy and pregnancy. In this study, we report a case of a woman who presented with persistent AT, which lead to heart failure, during early pregnancy. She underwent successful catheter ablation using CartoSound and electroanatomic mapping without fluoroscopy. An electrophysiology (EP) study confirmed a focal LAA tachycardia. Soon after, left ventricular function of her heart normalized, and the patient successfully delivered a healthy child.

Keywords: Atrium; Cardiac Arrhythmias - Therapy; Cardiac Electrophysiology - Methods; Catheter Ablation; Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia, Cardiovascular Pregnancy Complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Appendage / surgery*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrophysiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / surgery*