title: Cardioversion of intraatrial reentrant tachycardia using rate response.
abstract: Intraatrial reentrant tachycardia (IART) is the most common long-term, surgical arrhythmia sequela in patients with complex congenital heart disease. The management of IART is challenging. Medications, catheter ablation therapy, and pacemaker therapy have all been utilized as treatment options. Slower tachycardia cycle lengths and 1:1 atrioventricular conduction provide even more challenges with regard to detection and antitachycardia pacing. We describe the use of the rate response feature as a means of patient-initiated cardioversion.
authors.affiliation: Children's Heart Center-Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, USA. vthomas@childrensheartcenter.com
authors.forename: Vincent C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Ian H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome