© 2001 by European Society of Cardiology
CASE REPORT
An unusual cause of tachycardiomyopathy: incessant atypical AV nodal reentrant tachycardia induced by 1:2 AV conduction
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Lund University, Lund, Sweden
We report a 62-year-old female with cardiomyopathy mediated by incessant atypical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, which was induced by 1:2 atrioventricular conduction. Her arrhythmia was identified and cured by radiofrequency catheter ablation. Follow-up over the course of next 5 months the patient's cardiomyopathy dramatically improved.
Key Words: Cardiomyopathy, atrioventricular node, re-entry tachycardia, slow pathway, fast pathway
Correspondence: S. Bertil Olsson, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: Bertil.Olsson{at}kard.lu.se