Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Dyssynchrony-induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Infant
| Autor: | Kerri A. Carter, Ronald J. Kanter, Elena N. Kwon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Catheter ablation Dilated cardiomyopathy General Medicine medicine.disease Ablation Young infants Radiofrequency catheter ablation Internal medicine Anesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health cardiovascular system medicine Ventricular preexcitation Cardiology Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Surgery cardiovascular diseases Supraventricular tachycardia Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Ventricular dyssynchrony |
| Zdroj: | Congenital Heart Disease. 9:E179-E184 |
| ISSN: | 1747-079X |
| Popis: | The relationship between accessory pathway-mediated ventricular preexcitation and left ventricular dyssynchrony-induced dysfunction has been described in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in the absence of sustained supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Supraventricular tachycardia in infants is usually successfully suppressed with antiarrhythmic medications, but catheter ablation has ultimately been required as definitive treatment in medically resistant cases. Catheter ablation has not been described in young infants for dyssynchrony-related dilated cardiomyopathy in the absence of SVT. We describe a case of an infant with WPW who did not have sustained supraventricular tachycardia, but who developed rapid progression of ventricular dysfunction after birth. Preexcitation could not be medically suppressed but was successfully ablated. This was followed by complete resolution of ventricular dysfunction within 2 months. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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