Successful catheter ablation of ventricular premature complexes from the right atrial side of the atrioventricular septum with good contact force

Abstract

Abstract The acquisition of good contact force for radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) originating from the basal septum of the left ventricle (LV) is often difficult. We describe a case of VPCs originating from the basal septum of the LV, which were successfully eliminated by applying radiofrequency at the right atrium (RA) side of the atrioventricular septum (AVS) without causing any significant impairment of atrioventricular conduction because the ablation catheter could obtain better contact force through the RA approach. Moreover, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) and RA angiography effectively demonstrated the AVS.

Keywords

• atrioventricular septum
• contact force
• intracardiac echocardiography
• right atrium angiography
• ventricular premature complex