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Ectopic tachycardia originating from the superior vena cava.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12108509     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a 65-year-old female patient with a 3-year history of symptomatic paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Electroanatomic and basket catheter mapping revealed a focal tachycardia originating in the superior vena cava (SVC), 5 cm above the SVC-right atrium (SVC-RA) junction. An area of fractionated potentials and slow conduction was found on the anterior wall of the SVC. A line of conduction block extending downwardly and obliquely from the anteroseptal aspect to anterolateral aspect of the SVC forcing the impulse to enter the RA via the posterior aspect of SVC-RA junction was observed. Entrainment attempts from multiple sites within the SVC failed to demonstrate reentry as a mechanism of arrhythmia. The ablation approach consisted of isolation of the arrhythmogenic area from the rest of the SVC.
Authors:
Jun Dong; Jürgen Schreieck; Gjin Ndrepepa; Claus Schmitt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1045-3873     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol.     Publication Date:  2002 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-07-10     Completed Date:  2003-01-08     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9010756     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  620-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Body Surface Potential Mapping
Catheter Ablation
Female
Humans
Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / pathology*,  surgery
Vena Cava, Superior / pathology*,  surgery

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