Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with advanced infra-hisian atrioventricular block

J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2005 Apr;12(3):227-30. doi: 10.1007/s10840-005-0309-y.

Abstract

We report a case of 78-year-old man admitted to the hospital due to palpitations and lightheadedness. On EKG advanced atrioventricular block with ventricular rate of 37 beats per minute was noted. On electrophysiology study a common type of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia was inducible with maintenance of advanced AV block. Radiofrequency ablation of slow pathway followed by placement of a permanent pacemaker resulted in elimination of tachycardia and resolution of symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bundle of His / physiopathology
  • Bundle of His / surgery
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography
  • Heart Block / diagnosis*
  • Heart Block / physiopathology
  • Heart Block / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / surgery*