Notice: Users may be experiencing issues with displaying some pages on stanfordhealthcare.org. We are working closely with our technical teams to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
 

Learn about the flu shot, COVID-19 vaccine, and our masking policy »

Stanford Health Care

Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient with a Mechanical Mitral Valve. Cardiac electrophysiology clinics Zipse, M. M., Nguyen, D. T. 2016; 8 (1): 155–59

Abstract

Clinicians must be mindful of the left ventricular lead when cannulating the coronary sinus with a decapolar catheter or an ablation catheter. Left atrial catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with a mechanical mitral valve, when approached carefully, can be performed safely and effectively. Block across linear lines should be confirmed using differential activation and/or differential pacing to decrease risks of proarrhythmias.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ccep.2015.10.017

View details for PubMedID 26920185