Accessory Pathway Ablation during Atrial fibrillation in Ebstein
Anomaly: Benefits of Intracardiac Echocardiography and 3D intracardiac
electrograms visualisation
Abstract
An 84-year-old woman with type B WPW with Ebstein anomaly was admitted
with heart failure. She had rapid wide QRS tachcardia due to accessory
pathway conduction associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Since
transesophageal echocardiography before catheter ablation showed a left
atrial thrombus, ablation was performed using a 3D mapping system under
AF. After marking the functional tricuspid anulus with intracardiac
echocardiography, three dimensional intracardiac electrogram
visualization (ripple map) during AF enabled clear identification of
location of the accessory pathway. After ablation, there was no
complication of cerebral infarction and heart failure improved.