title: The use of radiofrequency catheter ablation to cure dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Incessant supraventricular tachycardia can cause a dilated cardiomyopathy. This article discusses the case of a 55-year-old woman whose cardiomyopathy was reversed when she underwent successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of a unifocal atrial tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Section of Adult Cardiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lobban
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoelper
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications