Cor Vasa 2015, 57(5):e341-e346 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2015.05.005

Complex electrophysiology intervention in a patient with an inferior vena cava filter

Jiří Jež^a,b,*, Zdeněk Stárek^a,b, František Lehar^a,b, Jiří Wolf^a,b, Miroslav Novák^a,b

^a I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně a Mezinárodní centrum klinického výzkumu v Brně, Brno, Česká republika

^b Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, Brno, Česká republika

Catheter ablation is currently a routine clinical method for the treatment of heart rhythm disorders. The presence of a filter in the lumen of the inferior vena cava represents a mechanical obstruction that may complicate or contraindicate the procedure. Still, there is not enough information available on this topic and there is no research data on the catheter ablation of complex left atrial arrhythmias with a transseptal puncture in the presence of an inferior vena cava filter. Our case report represents a successful complex electrophysiology intervention in both the left and right atria with femoral venous access in a patient with an inferior vena cava filter.

Keywords: Arrhythmia; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Inferior vena cava filter

Received: March 15, 2015; Revised: April 25, 2015; Accepted: May 4, 2015; Published: October 1, 2015  Show citation