DOI: 10.1111/pace.14805 ISSN:
Challenges of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter ablation in patients with pectus excavatum
Sumedh Iyengar, Sudeepthi Reddy, Banveet Kaur Khetarpal, Mohamed Elzamar, Komandoor Srivathsan- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- General Medicine
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) may be associated with chest wall abnormalities such as pectus excavatum (PE). Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has proven to be a useful strategy for radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of AF. However, the presence of chest wall abnormalities, such as pectus excavatum, imposes certain challenges during ablation due to the anatomic distortion that it causes. We highlight these challenges during ablation in this three‐patient case series.