Catheter ablation of the left-sided variant of right top pulmonary vein in a case with persistent left superior vena cava

Yosuke Nakatani; Yutaka Take; Ryoya Takizawa; Shingo Yoshimura; Kenichi Kaseno; Eiji Yamashita; Shigeto Naito

doi:10.1111/pace.14780

Catheter ablation of the left-sided variant of right top pulmonary vein in a case with persistent left superior vena cava

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 May;47(5):661-663. doi: 10.1111/pace.14780. Epub 2023 Jul 11.

Authors

Yosuke Nakatani¹, Yutaka Take¹, Ryoya Takizawa¹, Shingo Yoshimura¹, Kenichi Kaseno¹, Eiji Yamashita¹, Shigeto Naito¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Gunma, Japan.

PMID: 37433156
DOI: 10.1111/pace.14780

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman underwent catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Preoperative computed tomography revealed a left-sided variant of the right top pulmonary vein (PV) and a persistent left superior vena cava. The right top PV was successfully isolated through a wide antral circumferential ablation line simultaneously with the right PVs.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; persistent left superior vena cava; right top pulmonary vein.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation* / surgery
Catheter Ablation* / methods
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava* / diagnostic imaging
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava* / surgery
Pulmonary Veins* / abnormalities
Pulmonary Veins* / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Veins* / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities
Vena Cava, Superior / diagnostic imaging
Vena Cava, Superior / surgery