Suppression of atrial fibrillation following successful ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: a case report.
Inducible atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia was demonstrated by electrophysiological studies in a 55-year-old female who suffered from intermittent palpitation, in which paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) was consistently documented by electrocardiogram recordings. After ablation of the slow pathway, the atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia and AF were not inducible. During 2 years of follow-up, there were no recurrences of AF in terms of symptoms or findings from Holter electrocardiograms. We suggest that the AF was triggered by the atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia and the successful ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia was associated with freedom arising from ablation of AF.
Tsai
Wei-Chung
WC
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Lee
Kun-Tai
KT
Cheng
Kai-Hung
KH
Huang
Chih-Hsing
CH
Lin
Hsin-Chin
HC
Sheu
Sheng-Hsiung
SH
Lai
Wen-Ter
WT
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome