title: [Radiofrequency ablation of periatriotomy atrial flutter after interatrial defect surgical repair].
abstract: We report a successful ablation of reentrant atrial tachycardia complicating atrial septal defect repair. This tachyarrhythmia was poorly tolerated hemodynamically and difficult to control with antiarrhythmic drug therapy and atrial pacing. Ablation therapy has focused on extending a line of block from the surgical incision to the inferior veno cava. Immediate success was achieved and the patient is free of arrhythmia after 4 months of Follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Hédi Chaker, Sfax.
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hentati
authors.forename: Hanène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Charfeddine
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krichene
authors.forename: Inès
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ben Ameur
authors.forename: Leïla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hached
authors.forename: Zineb
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Grati
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kammoun
mesh_terms: D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome