Korean Circ J.  2001 Nov;31(11):1209-1214. 10.4070/kcj.2001.31.11.1209.

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Re-entrant Tachycardia in a Patient with Dextrocardia Associated with Atrial Septal Defect

• Lim HS
• Hwang GS
• Cho IH
• Choi TY
• Chang HJ
• Choi SY
• Yoon MH
• Shin JH
• Kim HS
• Tahk SJ
• Choi BI

• KMID: 1938941
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2001.31.11.1209

Abstract

It is known that tachyarrhythmias in patients with congenital heart defects have a potentially high impact on quality of life, morbidity and mortality. Conventional treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs may have untoward results including recurrence of tachyarrhythmia and its adverse effects. Therefore, radiofrequency catheter ablation is increasingly used for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardias in patients with congenital heart diseases, although abnormal anatomy and atypical conduction systems have the potential to complicate catheter ablation procedures. This report describes our experience with the successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrio-ventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) in a patient with dextrocardia with situs solitus (isolated dextrocardia).

Keyword

Dextrocardia; Tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry; Catheter ablation

MeSH Terms

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Catheter Ablation*
Dextrocardia*
Heart Defects, Congenital
Heart Diseases
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*
Humans
Mortality
Quality of Life
Recurrence
Tachycardia*
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry
Tachycardia, Supraventricular
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents