Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial muscle reentry tachycardia in a young adult.
Atrial muscle reentry as a mechanism of tachycardia has been well illustrated in isolated animal atrial muscle. It has infrequently been reported as an etiology of supraventricular tachycardia in young patients. A case of atrial muscle reentry tachycardia and its successful elimination using radiofrequency catheter ablation is reported.
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Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina Children's Heart Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Charleston 29425.
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D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013612:Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents