Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia

Abstract Introduction Managing recurrent atrial flutter (AFL) following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) poses significant clinical challenges. Methods and results We report an 82-year-old male with mirror-image dextrocardia who developed AFL post-AF ablation. During the re...

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Main Authors: Zikan Zhong, Xiaoyu Wu, Jie An, Qitong Zhang, Cheng Cheng, Yong Wei, Songwen Chen, Shaowen Liu, Genqing Zhou
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Published: BMC 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04716-6
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author Zikan Zhong
Xiaoyu Wu
Jie An
Qitong Zhang
Cheng Cheng
Yong Wei
Songwen Chen
Shaowen Liu
Genqing Zhou
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Jie An
Qitong Zhang
Cheng Cheng
Yong Wei
Songwen Chen
Shaowen Liu
Genqing Zhou
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description Abstract Introduction Managing recurrent atrial flutter (AFL) following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) poses significant clinical challenges. Methods and results We report an 82-year-old male with mirror-image dextrocardia who developed AFL post-AF ablation. During the redo procedure, vein of Marshall ethanol infusion (VOM-Et) was employed as the initial intervention, successfully terminating the mitral isthmus (MI)-dependent AFL and transitioning into cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-dependent AFL during ethanol infusion. Subsequent ablation restored sinus rhythm. Conclusion Using VOM-EI as the initial intervention in patients with recurrent AFL is a feasible and safe approach, and to our knowledge, this represents the first reported case of VOM-EI in a patient with recurrent AFL in the setting of dextrocardia.
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spelling doaj-art-2a591f7ba9da4a01b15a65406cc3d4222025-08-20T02:34:02ZengBMCBMC Cardiovascular Disorders1471-22612025-04-012511510.1186/s12872-025-04716-6Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardiaZikan Zhong0Xiaoyu Wu1Jie An2Qitong Zhang3Cheng Cheng4Yong Wei5Songwen Chen6Shaowen Liu7Genqing Zhou8Department of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi)Department of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineAbstract Introduction Managing recurrent atrial flutter (AFL) following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) poses significant clinical challenges. Methods and results We report an 82-year-old male with mirror-image dextrocardia who developed AFL post-AF ablation. During the redo procedure, vein of Marshall ethanol infusion (VOM-Et) was employed as the initial intervention, successfully terminating the mitral isthmus (MI)-dependent AFL and transitioning into cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-dependent AFL during ethanol infusion. Subsequent ablation restored sinus rhythm. Conclusion Using VOM-EI as the initial intervention in patients with recurrent AFL is a feasible and safe approach, and to our knowledge, this represents the first reported case of VOM-EI in a patient with recurrent AFL in the setting of dextrocardia.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04716-6Recurrent atrial flutterVein of Marshall ethanol infusionRadiofrequency ablation
spellingShingle Zikan Zhong
Xiaoyu Wu
Jie An
Qitong Zhang
Cheng Cheng
Yong Wei
Songwen Chen
Shaowen Liu
Genqing Zhou
Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Recurrent atrial flutter
Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion
Radiofrequency ablation
title Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia
title_full Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia
title_fullStr Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia
title_full_unstemmed Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia
title_short Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia
title_sort vein of marshall ethanol infusion for recurrent atrial flutter after ablation in a patient with dextrocardia
topic Recurrent atrial flutter
Vein of Marshall ethanol infusion
Radiofrequency ablation
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04716-6
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