Catheter entrapment in Chiari network: Extraction with radiofrequency

Marina Vieira Nagahama; Marcel Henrique Sakai; Maria Cecília Xavier Souto; Elano Sousa da Frota; Claudio Cirenza; Angelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal (Sep 2019)

Catheter entrapment in Chiari network: Extraction with radiofrequency

Marina Vieira Nagahama,
Marcel Henrique Sakai,
Maria Cecília Xavier Souto,
Elano Sousa da Frota,
Claudio Cirenza,
Angelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola

Affiliations

Marina Vieira Nagahama: Corresponding author. Borges Lagoa St 1209, apt. 2307. Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04038-033, Brazil.; Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros 715 São Paulo, 04024-002, São Paulo, Brazil
Marcel Henrique Sakai: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros 715 São Paulo, 04024-002, São Paulo, Brazil
Maria Cecília Xavier Souto: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros 715 São Paulo, 04024-002, São Paulo, Brazil
Elano Sousa da Frota: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros 715 São Paulo, 04024-002, São Paulo, Brazil
Claudio Cirenza: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros 715 São Paulo, 04024-002, São Paulo, Brazil
Angelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros 715 São Paulo, 04024-002, São Paulo, Brazil

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 5
pp. 195 – 196

Abstract

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We report a challenging case of a duodecapolar mapping catheter entrapment in Chiari network and its release by radiofrequency energy application with an ablation catheter. Keywords: Catheter, Entrapment, Chiari network, Radiofrequency, Ablation

Published in Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

ISSN: 0972-6292 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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