Pulsed Field Ablation of Macro‐Reentrant Atrial Tachycardia Involving the Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
A 51-year-old man with a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) underwent catheter ablation using the PulseSelect PFA Loop catheter (Medtronic). During the procedure, sustained atrial tachycardia (AT) was observed and identified as a macro-reentrant circuit involving the PLSVC. Pulsed field ablation (PFA) applied within the PLSVC successfully terminated the AT without complications. This is a case of macro-reentrant AT involving the PLSVC-left atrium epicardial connection, in which both intracardiac mapping and treatment were performed only using PFA, demonstrating its potential as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy in this challenging anatomical context.
Authors
- Yasuyuki Egami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-6524)
- Masami Nishino
- Noriyuki Kobayashi
- Masamichi Yano
- Yasuharu Matsunaga‐Lee
Institutions
- Osaka Rosai Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.70205
- Primary Topic
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00