Left atrial tachycardia in a patient with calcified coronary aneurysms due to Kawasaki disease

Europace. 2010 Oct;12(10):1498-500. doi: 10.1093/europace/euq260. Epub 2010 Jul 16.

Abstract

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis involving all blood vessels with frequent cardiovascular complications. We describe a 28-year-old patient with childhood KD having coronary complications at the age of 17 now presenting with sustained atrial tachycardia. Electrophysiological study and catheter ablation were performed. Electrophysiological study revealed a left atrial (LA) tachycardia (230 ms cycle length) with 2:1 atrioventricular node conduction. The mechanism for the arrhythmia was re-entry around the mitral annulus associated with the low-voltage scar area anterolateral to the annulus and juxtaproximal to the coronary artery calcification seen in fluoroscopy. We describe a patient with childhood KD presenting with LA re-entrant tachycardia associated with the atrial scar. The arrhythmia was successfully treated using radiofrequency catheter ablation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology
  • Atrioventricular Node / surgery
  • Calcinosis / etiology*
  • Calcinosis / physiopathology
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
  • Electrocardiography
  • Heart Atria / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications*
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / etiology*
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome