Arrhythmias in heart transplant recipients.
The suture between the recipient and donor atrium in a heart transplant patient usually gives complete electric isolation. In this case report, we describe two transplant patients with an atrial tachycardia in the recipient atrium. In the first patient there was no conduction to the donor atrium, whereas the second patient had a breakthrough with 2-to-1 conduction.
Van Casteren
Lieve
L
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Leuven B-3000, Belgium. lieve.vancasteren@skynet.be
Heidbüchel
Hein
H
D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013537:Sutures; D013612:Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome