title: Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial trigeminy in a young patient.
abstract: A case is reported of a 35 year old man with atrial parasystolic trigeminy. The patient presented with a 10 year history of sustained supraventricular extrasystole causing symptoms leading to several hospitalisations and continuous unemployment. He had been treated ineffectively with several drug combinations. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of a right atrial focus completely suppressed the ectopic activity. This is the first report to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial ectopic trigeminy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, and Angiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. galnedr@uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Dobran
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Niebch
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Vester
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018880:Atrial Premature Complexes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male