title: Transient complete atrioventricular block occurring 1 week after radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia.
abstract: Atrioventricular (AV) block following radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment of AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is a rare but serious complication of this procedure. Almost all such cases occur during or immediately after radiofrequencey (RF) energy application, followed by prompt recovery. The present report describes a 22-year-old woman with first-degree AV block on electrocardiography, who developed complete AV block 1 week after RF ablation for the treatment of the uncommon form of AVNRT (slow/slow). The patient's complete AV block persisted for another 1 week before she recovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan. masafumi@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsuhashi
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Katsuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ebisawa
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.forename: Uichi
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy