ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2026
Hybrid ablation in a patient with atypical atrial flutter originating from a left atrial appendage aneurysm: a case report.
Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Left atrial appendage (LAA) aneurysm is a rare structural abnormality that can predispose to significant complications, including systemic embolism and complex supraventricular arrhythmias. Here, we report a 44-year-old female with a coexistent LAA aneurysm and persistent atypical atrial flutter (AFL). Despite cardioversion and medical therapy, she had recurrences of persistent AFL and continued to experience reduced exercise tolerance and chest pain. Computed tomography of the heart revealed a large LAA aneurysm measuring 51 × 53 × 25 millimeters. Due to the risk of perforation associated with catheter ablation, the procedure was abandoned. Following multidisciplinary evaluation, the patient underwent a hybrid thoracoscopic ablation with electrophysiological guidance and LAA aneurysm occlusion. At 12-month follow-up, she remained asymptomatic and maintained the sinus rhythm. This case illustrates that a hybrid ablation strategy can be a safe and effective option for patients with atypical atrial flutter originating from a left atrial appendage aneurysm when conventional catheter-based treatment is limited by anatomical or procedural constraints. Such personalized approaches may improve clinical outcomes in complex atrial arrhythmias.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.