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Utility of Dual-Chamber Electrogram-Based Pace Mapping in a Teenager with a Focal Atrial Tachycardia, Low Inducibility, and Indeterminate Earliest Excitation Site
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  • Mitsuhiko Shoda,
  • Mitsuru Takami,
  • kimitake imamura,
  • Koji Fukuzawa
Mitsuhiko Shoda
Kobe Daigaku Daigakuin Igaku Kenkyuka Naika Junkanki Naikagaku
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Mitsuru Takami
Kobe Daigaku Daigakuin Igaku Kenkyuka Naika Junkanki Naikagaku

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kimitake imamura
Kobe Daigaku Daigakuin Igaku Kenkyuka Naika Junkanki Naikagaku
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Koji Fukuzawa
Kobe Daigaku Daigakuin Igaku Kenkyuka Naika Junkanki Naikagaku
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Abstract

A focal atrial tachycardia (FAT) with low inducibility can be challenging to treat with catheter ablation. A 17-year-old female had previously undergone an unsuccessful ablation due to low inducibility of the tachycardia. During the second session, an activation map with a few FAT was insufficient to identify the earliest activation site. However, by employing a novel pace mapping technique using dual chamber unipolar electrograms as a reference, we accurately identified the FAT origin and successfully performed the ablation. This technique may enable effective ablation with fewer radiofrequency applications in FAT where the earliest excitation site cannot be clearly identified.