[Transhepatic access for radiofrequency ablation in a child].
Radiofrequency catheter ablation is safe and effective in children with refractory supraventricular tachycardia and poor response to pharmacological treatment. This procedure may be difficult or impossible to perform in patients with bilateral obstruction of the femoral venous access. In recent years, the transhepatic approach has been found to be safe in children. We report the case of a 19-month-old boy with permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia who underwent transhepatic catheterization for radiofrequency ablation.
Benito Bartolomé
Fernando
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Unidad de Arritmias, Laboratorio de Electrofisiología Clínica Cardíaca, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain. fbenito@gmx.es
Sánchez Fernández-Bernal
Cristina
C
Garzón Moll
Gonzalo
G
D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006503:Hepatic Veins; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000601:surgery*