Open AccessPulmonary veins isolation to retard pacemaker implantation
Author(s) -
Haert Laurence,
Blommaert Dominique
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1865
Subject(s) - medicine , sick sinus syndrome , bradycardia , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , permanent pacemaker , cardiology , sinus (botany) , sinus bradycardia , intensive care medicine , heart rate , biology , botany , blood pressure , genus
Key Clinical Message Sick sinus syndrome is uncommon in children, and syndromic forms are rare. Some forms of sick sinus syndrome like the bradycardia‐tachycardia type could be managed by a radiofrequency ablation, even in young children, and could be helpful to delay the implantation of a pacemaker.