A Case of Combined Pulmonary Vein Isolation (PVI) and Watchman Implant Through Hepatic Vein in a Patient With Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

Authors

Sameh Girgis
Negar Niknam
Zabeer Bhatti
Jalal Mohsin
Ahmed Kamel Abdel Aal
Ramesh Hariharan
Khashayar Hematpour

Publication Date

8-1-2023

Journal

Clinical Case Reports

Abstract

This case report describes a successful procedure involving pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and left atrial appendage (LAA) closure with a watchman device in a 78-year-old male with atrial fibrillation and an interrupted inferior vena cava. Due to the vascular anomaly, a transhepatic approach was used, which proved successful.

Keywords

atrial fibrillation, interrupted inferior vena cava, left atrial ablation, pulmonary vein isolation, transhepatic access, watchman device