Radiofrequency ablation of incessant atrial tachycardia in an infant.
Ectopic automatic atrial tachycardia, an uncommon type of supraventricular tachycardia in children and adults, has been reported to be resistant to medical therapy unlike reentrant supraventricular tachycardia. We report a case of incessant atrial tachycardia in an infant, which was successfully treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Shah
Hetan C
HC
Department of Cardiology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India. anoopgupta@msn.com
Gupta
Anoop K
AK
Lokhandwala
Yash Y
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D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013612:Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications