Key result
Radiofrequency ablation of the AV nodal slow pathway eliminates para-Hisian AVRT at 2 years.
Why the study?
Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia using a concealed para-Hisian accessory pathway requiring anterograde conduction over the AV nodal slow pathway presents a unique therapeutic challenge.
Case Report (n=1)
Ablation of the AV nodal slow pathway can be an effective unconventional approach to eliminate para-Hisian AVRT that requires anterograde conduction over the slow pathway.
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May support slow pathway ablation for select AVRT cases with concealed para-Hisian pathways; leaves open generalizability beyond this single report.
We report a case of atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT) using a concealed para-Hisian accessory pathway for retrograde conduction, which also required anterograde conduction over the AV nodal slow pathway to maintain the tachycardia. The shortest VA interval during AVRT (70 ms) was noted at a site with His bundle electrogram amplitude of 0.25 mV. The AVRT was cured by radiofrequency ablation of the AV nodal slow pathway without affecting accessory pathway conduction. The patient has not reported any sustained palpitations at 2 years after ablation while receiving no medications. The case presented in this report illustrates a para-Hisian AVRT that was successfully eliminated by an unconventional approach of ablation of the atrial inputs to the AV nodal slow pathway.
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Padanilam et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT) (n=1). Radiofrequency ablation of the AV nodal slow pathway was evaluated on Elimination of AVRT. Radiofrequency ablation of the AV nodal slow pathway successfully eliminated para-Hisian AVRT, with the patient remaining free of sustained palpitations at 2 years.
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