title: [Indications and results of transcatheter ablation and surgery in paroxysmal reentry nodal tachycardia].
abstract: In patients with nodal tachycardia refractory to medical therapy, transcatheter or surgical ablation is necessary. From January 1989 to December 1990, in 26/42 patients with nodal tachycardia, referred to our institution for electrophysiologic evaluation, transcatheter ablation by radiofrequency (20 patients) or surgical ablation by perinodal cryo (6 patients) was performed. In all these cases, a total refractoriness to several antiarrhythmic drugs alone or in association had been observed. The radiofrequency current, generated by the Osypka HAT 100 device, was administered through a tripolar USCI 7 F catheter. The ideal site for energy delivery was defined on the basis of a mapping, performed in the A-V junction area. In order to find out the most premature retrograde atrial activation, the following areas were explored: right bundle, atrial His bundle, peri-nodal region, proximal His bundle and coronary sinus ostium. Local atrial activation time was evaluated during nodal tachycardia by delivering a premature ventricular extrastimulus to discover the atrial deflection from the ventricular one. In the selected area, 5 applications (range 1-12) of 20-25 W power radiofrequency energy for 5-30 s were delivered on average. A complete prevention of nodal tachycardia was achieved in 18/20 patients (90%). Only in 2 patients a total A-V block was induced. The pre- and post-procedure values are as follows: AH: pre 71 +/- 19, post 113.6 +/- 50; HV: pre 45.5 +/- 8, post 47 +/- 6; aWP: pre 353 +/- 57, post 391 +/- 87; rWP: pre 322 +/- 58, post 411 +/- 58. In 10/18 cases the AH interval was normal after radiofrequency application.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, Università degli Studi, Pavia.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Storti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Ponti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zardini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Longobardi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cellino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Massacci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viganò
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Indicazioni e risultati dell'ablazione transcatetere e della chirurgia nelle tachicardie parossistiche da rientro "nodale".