Addition of linear ablation lesions principally in the atrial roof between the left and right superior pulmonary veins and mitral isthmus between the left inferior pulmonary vein and the mitral annulus led to improved success rates especially in patients with paroxysmal af and coexistent la enlargement 3 and in patients with persistent af 4.
Left atrial roof vein.
J am coll cardiol.
A 64 year old man diagnosed with persistent atrial fibrillation underwent a first ablation process.
Aberrant pulmonary vein draining to left atrial roof in a patient undergoing percutaneous circumferential pulmonary vein isolation pdf.
Roles of the left atrial roof and pulmonary veins in the anatomic substrate for persistent atrial fibrillation and ablation in a canine model.
Pre operative three dimensional computed tomography revealed a unique left atrial la roof vein.
In this case however the la roof vein had electrical activity and recorded local spontaneous firing suggesting that it can be the trigger of af.
However there are conflicting data on the effects of creating a roof line rl joining the superior pvs in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation paf.
Isolation of the pulmonary veins pvs for the treatment of atrial fibrillation af is often supplemented with linear lesions within the left atrium la.
Ethanol infusion of 5 ml into the marshall vein was performed prior to pulmonary vein isolation while locating the advisortm hd grid mapping catheter abbott.
Clinical centers employ different ablation strategies which use imaging data together with electroanatomic mapping data depending on data availability.
Electrophysiological findings showed expansion of the myocardial sleeve and local firing in the la.
Catheter ablation therapy for persistent atrial fibrillation af typically includes pulmonary vein isolation pvi and may include additional ablation lesions that target patient specific anatomical electrical or structural features.
Therefore it may have a myocardial sleeve as same as general pvs.
This vein ran from the right superior lobe of the lung to the left side of la roof.