Abstract
A 13-year-old male with histologic evidence of cardiomyopathy, drug-refractory primary atrial tachycardias, and deteriorating left ventricular function underwent transcatheter His bundle ablation to control ventricular rate. Following an initial successful ablation at the level of the atrioventricular node, the patient exhibited an accelerated escape rhythm of apparent junctional origin (ventricular cycle length = 470 msec, HV = 100 msec) with complete heart block. A second ablation procedure was undertaken, following which an accelerated idioventricular rhythm (cycle length = 500 msec) became apparent and has persisted (follow-up 15 months). Thus, findings in this patient suggest that attempts to control refractory rapid ventricular responses in cardiomyopathy patients with primary atrial tachycardias may be complicated by the potential for junctional and idioventricular sites to exhibit similar abnormally accelerated subsidiary pacemaker function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 81-86 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1989 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported in part by the Dwan Family Fund and was completed during Dr. Goldstein’s tenure as a Kenneth M. Rosen Fellow of the North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology.
Keywords
- Atrioventricular junctional ablation
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Primary atrial tachycardia