RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION OF THE A TRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION INA CIRRHOTIC PATIENT

The ablation of cardiac arrhythmias by radiofrequency has changed radi cally the treatment of arrhythmias. We present the case of a woman wit h cirrhosis and no structural heart disease, who was severely limited in her activities because of drug-refractory paroxysmal supraventricul ar tachyarrhythmias. She underwent an atrio-ventricular node ablation by radiofrequency. She was discharged with no antiarrhythmic drugs and on a permanent cardiac pacing. She showed obvious improvement in her quality of life.