title: Laser catheter ablation of atrial flutter and of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in a single session.
abstract: This report describes an adolescent with refractory atrial flutter (AF) and atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia who was cured by Nd: YAG, 1064 nm, laser application. Two impacts of 30 s each (power 30 W and irradiated spot diameter 2.0-2.5 mm), applied via a novel laser catheter system, abolished both AF and AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. The procedure was without complications or recurrent arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Harlaching Hospital, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heinze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*