Citation
Xf. Costeas et al., TRANSCORONARY ETHANOL ABLATION OF THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE IN A YOUNG PATIENT WITH TRICUSPID-ATRESIA, PACE, 21(3), 1998, pp. 620-623
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389
→ ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
620 - 623
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(1998)21:3<620:TEAOTA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Catheter ablation of AV conduction with radiofrequency energy can be c
hallenging in the presence of structural abnormalities of the AV junct
ion, either congenitally or after reconstructive surgery. We used tran
scoronary ethanol to ablate the AV node in a patient with classic tric
uspid atresia and refractory intraatrial reentry tachycardia. This app
roach provides an alternative means of creating complete heart block w
ith catheter-based techniques, when radiofrequency catheter ablation i
s technically impossible or ineffective.