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CASE REPORT article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Structural Interventional Cardiology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1454976
This article is part of the Research Topic Insights in Structural Interventional Cardiology: 2023 View all articles

One-stop Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Dextrocardia

Provisionally accepted
Chungyun Lin Chungyun Lin 1Kaijun Cui Kaijun Cui 1,2*
  • 1 West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
  • 2 West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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    A case we display of elderly female with congenital dextrocardia. Due to severe palpitations, electrocardiogram revealed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, medical history unveiled cerebral infarction and renal failure. Firstly, in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, anticoagulant is required in our treatment planning. NOAC drugs are recommended in guidelines. However, NOAC is metabolized by renal function that cause poor efficacy in patient undergoing dialysis. In addition, warfarin may cause fluctuations in INR, which is not conducive to controlling symptoms of cerebral infarction. In order to improve the patient's life quality, we focus on the unique challenges in one -stop procedure that occur from dextrocardia.

    Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation, mirror dextrocardia, Radioffrequency ablation (RFA), Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure, Cerebral infarction - complications

    Received: 26 Jun 2024; Accepted: 18 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Lin and Cui. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Kaijun Cui, West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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