Vein of Marshall alcohol ablation for dormant pulmonary vein conduction: A case report

Chaitra Janga; Malini Madhavan; Konstantinos C Siontis; Ammar M Killu

doi:10.1111/jce.15466

Vein of Marshall alcohol ablation for dormant pulmonary vein conduction: A case report

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 May;33(5):1070-1071. doi: 10.1111/jce.15466. Epub 2022 Apr 2.

Authors

Chaitra Janga¹, Malini Madhavan¹, Konstantinos C Siontis¹, Ammar M Killu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 35332624
DOI: 10.1111/jce.15466

Abstract

We report a case of alcohol ablation into a vein of Marshall for recurrent dormant conduction into the pulmonary veins with adenosine testing in a patient where two prior ablation attempts failed to isolate the left vein.

Keywords: adenosine; atrial fibrillation; ganglia; pulmonary vein; vein of Marshall.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenosine
Atrial Fibrillation* / surgery
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Heart Rate
Humans
Pulmonary Veins* / surgery
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Adenosine