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A 'Regularly Irregular' tachycardia: what is the diagnosis?
Tournoux, François; Pavin, Dominique; Solnon, Aude; Mabo, Philippe.
Affiliation
  • Tournoux F; CHU Rennes, Service de Cardiologie et Maladies Vasculaires, Rennes F-35000, France. tournoux@gmail.com
Europace ; 10(12): 1445-6, 2008 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18836153
We report the case of a 46-year-old female presented to the emergency room with sustained palpitations. Her ECG showed a narrow QRS regularly irregular tachycardia. This tachycardia was immediately terminated by a single dose of adenosine, and sinus rhythm was restored. Diagnosis of atrial tachycardia, orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia, and atrial nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) are discussed. An electrophysiological study was performed for further evaluation, and our final hypothesis was AVNRT with triple nodal pathways. A single application of radiofrequency energy in the posterior septum near the coronary sinus ostium effectively eliminated the tachycardia.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Catheter Ablation / Heart Conduction System Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Europace Journal subject: CARDIOLOGIA / FISIOLOGIA Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: France Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Catheter Ablation / Heart Conduction System Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Europace Journal subject: CARDIOLOGIA / FISIOLOGIA Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: France Country of publication: United kingdom