Diagnosis and treatment of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: a case report illustrating clinical management and ablation strategy.

Ablation Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia Case report Electrocardiography Electrophysiology study

Journal

European heart journal. Case reports
ISSN: 2514-2119
Titre abrégé: Eur Heart J Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101730741

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Historique:
received: 16 01 2020
revised: 24 02 2020
accepted: 24 04 2020
entrez: 25 9 2020
pubmed: 26 9 2020
medline: 26 9 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is a common supraventricular arrhythmia that is frequently encountered in an otherwise healthy patient population. Recent guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology underline the role of catheter ablation in the long-term management of these patients. This case describes the clinical presentation and treatment options in a patient with typical slow/fast AVNRT, the most common subform of AVNRT, where antegrade conduction occurs over the slow pathway and retrograde conduction over the fast pathway. The ablation strategy in these patients is illustrated based on intracardiac recordings in combination with per-procedural three-dimensional imaging. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia is a common arrhythmia with good prognosis but significant impact on quality of life of affected patients. Catheter ablation should be considered early as it can be performed safely and with a very high success rate.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is a common supraventricular arrhythmia that is frequently encountered in an otherwise healthy patient population. Recent guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology underline the role of catheter ablation in the long-term management of these patients.
CASE SUMMARY METHODS
This case describes the clinical presentation and treatment options in a patient with typical slow/fast AVNRT, the most common subform of AVNRT, where antegrade conduction occurs over the slow pathway and retrograde conduction over the fast pathway. The ablation strategy in these patients is illustrated based on intracardiac recordings in combination with per-procedural three-dimensional imaging.
DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia is a common arrhythmia with good prognosis but significant impact on quality of life of affected patients. Catheter ablation should be considered early as it can be performed safely and with a very high success rate.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32975532
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa129
pii: ytaa129
pmc: PMC7501927
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1-7

Commentaires et corrections

Type : CommentIn

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.

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Auteurs

Joris Ector (J)

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Peter Haemers (P)

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Christophe Garweg (C)

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Rik Willems (R)

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

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