Catheter ablation successfully eliminated arrhythmia recurrence over 10 years in a 25-year-old male with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, though routine follow-up remains important.
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Does catheter ablation improve LV function and dimensions in a patient with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy?
Catheter ablation for atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy can lead to long-term changes in LV function and dimensions, highlighting the need for routine clinical and echocardiographic follow-up.
A 25-year-old male with an atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) presented to our institution with clinical heart failure, an ejection fraction of 10%, and a severely dilated left ventricle. He underwent successful ablation and had no recurrence of this arrhythmia. In this report, we document the acute and long-term follow-up (out to 10 years) of a single patient with a TIC and present the changes in left ventricular (LV) function and dimensions that occurred. Despite the apparent success of ablative therapy, this case report highlights the importance of routine clinical and echocardiographic follow-up in patients with longstanding TIC.
Ilkhanoff et al. (Tue,) conducted a case report in Atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (n=1). Catheter ablation was evaluated on Changes in left ventricular (LV) function and dimensions. Catheter ablation successfully eliminated arrhythmia recurrence over 10 years in a 25-year-old male with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, though routine follow-up remains important.
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