Journal: Cureus
Article Title: Safety, Efficacy, and Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Pediatric Arrhythmias
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10488
Figure Lengend Snippet: A 17-year-old male patient with incessant atrial tachycardia (A) with left ventricular dysfunction. Coronary angiography was done (B) to confirm the location of the ablation catheter in relation to the coronary artery. LMCA: left main coronary artery; LAD: left anterior descending artery; LCx: left circumflex artery; CS: coronary sinus; AB: ablation catheter; RVA: right ventricular apex; LAO: left anterior oblique; RAO: right anterior oblique. Activation map (C) using EnSite showed the earliest activation at the mid-coronary sinus where ablation resulted in the termination of tachycardia (D) within 1.3 seconds. SVC: superior vena cava; IVC: inferior vena cava; LA: left atrium; RA: right atrium; CS: coronary sinus; RFA: radiofrequency ablation
Article Snippet: For patients undergoing ablation for atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, and ventricular arrhythmias, three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping was used (EnSite Velocity, St Jude Medical, Saint Paul, Minnesota).
Techniques: Activation Assay