Case report: Primary closed cooled ablation for the treatment of atrial flutter

Catheter ablation using radiofrequency (RF) is a,widely accepted treatment option in patients with common type atrial flutter (AF). This case report d escribes a successful ablation of AF with a new closed cooled tip ablation in a 70-year-old woman with recurrent symptomatic AF. The ablation was perf ormed during sinus rhythm. With a series of five energy applications bi-dir ectional isthmus block was established. The procedure was well tolerated wi th no complications.