Korean Circ J.  2013 Mar;43(3):189-192. 10.4070/kcj.2013.43.3.189.

Successful Ablation of Resistant Left Lateral Accessory Pathway and Coexisting Atypical Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia

• Namgung J

• KMID: 2224964
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2013.43.3.189

Abstract

A 41-year-old male was presented with drug-resistant supraventricular tachycardia. Electrophysiological study confirmed that the supraventricular tachycardia was caused by dual atrioventricular nodal pathways and a left lateral accessory pathway (AP). The left lateral AP was resistant to traditional endocardial ablation, but was successfully eliminated by radiofrequency ablation via the intracoronary sinus approach.

Keyword

Accessory atrioventricular bundle; Tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

MeSH Terms

Accessory Atrioventricular Bundle
Catheter Ablation
Humans
Male
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry
Tachycardia, Supraventricular

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