Atrioventricular complete block occurring 12 years after successful ablation of slow-slow atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

Golcuk E., Yalin K., BİLGE A. K., ADALET K.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.41, sa.3, ss.233-237, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5543/tkda.2013.74419
  • Dergi Adı: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-237
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Electrocardiography, electrophysiologic techniques, cardiac, tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry, tachycardia, ventricular
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most frequent form of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Selective radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of the slow pathway is an ideal method for treatment of patients with AVNRT. Complete atrioventricular block is a rare but serious complication of RF ablation, and primarily occurs during or immediately after the procedure. We report on a 45-year-old woman who underwent successful ablation for symptomatic AVNRT at the age of 33. She presented with paroxysmal complete AV block, which developed twelve years after RF ablation of the slow pathway and a permanent DDD pacemaker was implanted. As seen in the case we report, complete AV block complicating RF ablation can occur years after the procedure.