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Permanent Rapid Atrial Pacing to Control Supraventricular Tachycardia
Author(s) -
PRESTON THOMAS A.,
HAYNES ROBERT E.,
GAVIN WILLIAM A.,
HESSEL EUGENE A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1979.tb03653.x
Subject(s) - medicine , supraventricular tachycardia , cardiology , cardiac pacing , atrial tachycardia , tachycardia , atrial fibrillation , catheter ablation
A case is reported of a patient who had continuous supraventricular tachycardia with a ventricular rate of about 170. The arrhythmia was refractory to drugs and DC countershock, and did not convert with atrial pacing. Rapid atrial stimulation controlled the ventricular rate by simulating atrial fibrillation (pacing at 300‐400/min), or by simulating a faster atrial tachycardia with 2:1 conduction (pacing at 205‐210/min), This form of therapy was used on a permanent basis for more than five months. (PACE, Vol. 2, May‐June, 1979)