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8717149

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Radiofrequency catheter ablation has been used successfully in adult patients for treatment of atrial flutter. Three young patients (mean age 14.6 years) with common type atrial flutter (n = 2) and uncommon type atrial flutter (n = 1) underwent electrophysiologic study. Cardiac diagnoses included tricuspid atresia after Fontan operation, status after closure of an atrial septal defect of secundum type, and status after surgical valvotomy for valvular pulmonary stenosis, respectively. Indication for ablation were syncopal episodes in one and presyncopal episodes in two patients. Flutter cycle length ranged from 280 to 320 ms. Right atrial endocardial mapping revealed areas with local electrograms preceding the onset of the flutter-P-wave by 70 to 80 ms. In these regions pace mapping was performed with the intention to produce an identical P-wave morphology and short stimulus to P-wave interval. Radiofrequency current application (500 kHz) with 30 W for 30 s at theses sites terminated atrial flutter and prevented reinduction in all three patients. No complications were observed. Follow-up (7 to 11 months) revealed recurrence of uncommon type of atrial flutter in one patient who previously had had common type. The remaining two patients are in stable sinus rhythm. CONCLUSION: Radiofrequency catheter ablation appears to be an effective treatment of atrial flutter after surgery for congenital heart defects in young patients.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0300-5860
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[Atrial flutter in young patients after corrective operation of congenital heart defects: therapy by high frequency catheter ablation].
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung Kinderheilkunde und Padiatrische Kardiologie, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde und Humangenetik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract