The use of radiofrequency catheter ablation to cure dilated cardiomyopathy.
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.
Schmidt
S B
SB
Section of Adult Cardiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
Lobban
J H
JH
Reddy
S
S
Hoelper
M
M
Palmer
D L
DL
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications