| Literature DB >> 26208808 |
Barbara Bellmann1, Sebastian Reith, Christopher Gemein, Patrick Schauerte.
Abstract
We report the case of a 48-year-old woman with an orthotopic heart transplantation. Two years after transplantation, the patient reported intermittent palpitations and dyspnea. The results of the 12-lead electrogram provided suspicion of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), which was confirmed in the electrophysiological examination. The AVNRT was successfully eliminated without complications by radiofrequency catheter ablation of the slow pathway. The case shows that an AVNRT, even with existing sinus rhythm of the original heart, can also occur on the transplanted heart and ablation is safe and feasible.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26208808 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-015-0381-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol ISSN: 0938-7412