Combination of structural (CT-scan) and functional (3D electrocardiomapping) imaging methods helped successfully accomplish ablation of a life-threatening manifest accessory pathway in association with a complex right atrial anomaly after previous unsuccessful attempts of endo-epicardial ablation guided by the invasive electroanatomic system in an adolescent female. Such a system has a potential to facilitate the ablation procedure and impact its outcome through accurate localization of the arrhythmogenic substrate.
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J Interv Card Electrophysiol
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Shimotsugagun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
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College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Biosciences, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK.
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January 2025
School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China.
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