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Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia in a Giant Right Atrium.

ABSTRACT: A 25-year-old male patient with a giant right atrium presented with atrial tachycardia. Electroanatomic mapping revealed micro-re-entry from a low-voltage zone in the region of the right atrial appendage. Linear ablations across the low-voltage zone terminated the tachycardia. The remaining right atrial tissue was electrically normal. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Kueffer T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8298314 | biostudies-literature |

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