Slow pathway ablation without femoral access

Indian Heart J. 2002 Jan-Feb;54(1):80-2.

Abstract

An 80-year-old woman presented with almost daily episodes of tachycardia. She was found to have drug refractory atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia. As she was found to have bilateral common iliac vein occlusion, radiofrequency ablation of the slow pathway was performed via the subclavian vein. This unique experience raises technical issues for catheter positioning.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Artery / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Iliac Vein / pathology
  • Iliac Vein / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Subclavian Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Subclavian Vein / surgery
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / diagnostic imaging
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / surgery