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Europace 2007 9(10):927-930; doi:10.1093/europace/eum127
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ABLATION

Transient atrioventricular block shortly after uneventful cryoablation of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias: report of two cases

Esteban González-Torrecilla*, Angel Arenal, Felipe Atienza and Jesús Almendral

Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario ‘Gregorio Marañón’, Calle Doctor Esquerdo 46, Madrid 28007, Spain

We report two patients with atrioventricular (AV) nodal re-entrant tachycardias who developed transient AV block immediately after uneventful cryoablation of the slow pathway was completed. No tachycardia recurrences were observed after an asymptomatic follow-up of 12 months and 10 months, respectively. This is the first report of this unexpected, transient phenomenon. The exact mechanism(s) remain(s) unclear.

Key Words: Ablation, Cryoablation, atrioventricular block


* Corresponding author. Tel: +34 91 586 8276; fax: +34 91 586 8290. E-mail address: etorrecilla{at}telefonica.net

Manuscript submitted 14 December 2006. Accepted after revision 7 June 2007.


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