Recovery of cardiac function after ablation of atrial tachycardia arising from the tricuspid annulus.
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy is a reversible form of heart failure. An early diagnosis and an effective cure of the underlying tachycardia are crucial for a favorable outcome. Different kinds of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias may induce tachycardiomyopathy. Focal atrial tachycardia may be easily suppressed by means of transcatheter ablation. Relationships between focal atrial tachycardia and tachycardiomyopathy have not been deeply analyzed. In the present paper we report a case of a 76-year-old man with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy caused by recurrences of focal atrial tachycardia arising from the tricuspid annulus. The arrhythmia was successfully treated with transcatheter ablation. In the follow-up no recurrences of the arrhythmia occurred and a significant improvement in myocardial function was observed.
Calò
Leonardo
L
Division of Cardiology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy. leonardo.calo@tin.it
Sciarra
Luigi
L
Scioli
Roberto
R
Lamberti
Filippo
F
Loricchio
Maria Luisa
ML
Pandozi
Claudio
C
Santini
Massimo
M
D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*