A case of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a patient successfully treated by radiofrequency catheter ablation with a severely right-sided dislocation of the heart after a total right lung excision

J Arrhythm. 2018 Apr 6;34(3):305-308. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12051. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman with symptomatic and drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA). She had a history of a total right lung excision. Her chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) revealed a severely sight-sided dislocation of the heart. Thus, the procedure was carefully performed under guidance of a CT, intracardiac echogram, atriography, and 3D mapping system. Finally, the AF was successfully treated by RFCA without any complications.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; dislocation of heart; radiofrequency catheter ablation.

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