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Robotic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: May 29, 2015
Pulsed-Field Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in a Pediatric Patient
Fuqiang Liu1, Yimin Hua1, Yifei Li2,3
1Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
We report a case of a 12-year-old male patient presenting with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Catheter ablation was indicated for symptomatic paroxysmal AF. The procedure was conducted utilizing a cardiac pulsed-field ablation technology (LEAD-PFA, JJET). Lesion creation followed a systematic protocol comprising two sets of four consecutive applications at 1800 V targeting pulmonary veins, plus fifteen applications in inter-pulmonary vein regions and pulmonary venous vestibule. AF was induced during left inferior pulmonary vein ablation and terminated post-procedure. This case represents a documented successful ablation of paroxysmal AF utilizing PFA technology in a pediatric patient. These findings suggest that PFA may constitute a viable and potentially superior therapeutic modality for young patients with AF.
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