Ablation for AFL & AT
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ECG: Atrial Flutter; likely typical cavotricuspid isthmus dependent.
EGM: Atrial activation pattern is from proximal to distal halo consistent with counter-clockwise typical CTI flutter.
Entrainment from Halo 5-6 -- concealed entrainment with relatively short post-pacing interval.
Entrainment from CS 1-2 -- manifested entrainment with relatively long post-pacing interval.
Double-potential signal on ablation catheter is noted while ablating cavotricuspid isthmus
Interval between the split of >90ms along the line is highly specific for complete isthmus block.
Termination while ablating cavotricuspid isthmus. Noted with upstream block at distal halo before termination.
Incomplete isthmus block -- pacing from proximal CS should have reached distal halo last; not first.
Incomplete isthmus block to complete block.
Bidirectional cavotricuspid isthmus block -- pacing from distal halo reached a more proximal poles of halo before reaching proximal CS and pacing from proximal CS reached proximal halo before reaching distal halo.
Average tranisthmus conduction time for complete block = 140ms or at least 50% more than the time before ablation.
Difficult anatomy in CTI-dependent AFL ablation. Asirvatham SJ. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009.
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