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Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial trigeminy in a young patient
I J Dobran1, V Niebch, E G Vester
1Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, and Angiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. galnedr@uni-duesseldorf.de
Heart (British Cardiac Society)
|January 6, 1999
Abstract:
A case is reported of a 35 year old man with atrial parasystolic trigeminy. The patient presented with a 10 year history of sustained supraventricular extrasystole causing symptoms leading to several hospitalisations and continuous unemployment. He had been treated ineffectively with several drug combinations. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of a right atrial focus completely suppressed the ectopic activity. This is the first report to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial ectopic trigeminy.