Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Re-entrant Tachycardia in a Patient with Dextrocardia Associated with Atrial Septal Defect.
10.4070/kcj.2001.31.11.1209
- Author:
Hong Seok LIM
1
;
Gyo Seung HWANG
;
Il Hyun CHO
;
Tae Young CHOI
;
Hyuk Jae CHANG
;
So Youn CHOI
;
Myung Ho YOON
;
Jun Han SHIN
;
Han Soo KIM
;
Seung Jea TAHK
;
Byung Il CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. hwanggs@madang.ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dextrocardia;
Tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry;
Catheter ablation
- MeSH:
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents;
Catheter Ablation*;
Dextrocardia*;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Heart Diseases;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*;
Humans;
Mortality;
Quality of Life;
Recurrence;
Tachycardia*;
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry;
Tachycardia, Supraventricular
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2001;31(11):1209-1214
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It is known that tachyarrhythmias in patients with congenital heart defects have a potentially high impact on quality of life, morbidity and mortality. Conventional treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs may have untoward results including recurrence of tachyarrhythmia and its adverse effects. Therefore, radiofrequency catheter ablation is increasingly used for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardias in patients with congenital heart diseases, although abnormal anatomy and atypical conduction systems have the potential to complicate catheter ablation procedures. This report describes our experience with the successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrio-ventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) in a patient with dextrocardia with situs solitus (isolated dextrocardia).
