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Successful Treatment of Congenital Atrial Flutter with Antitachycardia Pacing
Author(s) -
CASE CHRISTOPHER L.,
GILLETTE PAUL C.,
ZEIGLER VICKI L.,
OSLIZLOK PAUL C.
Publication year - 1990
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.1540-8159.1990.tb02069.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial flutter , cardiology , flutter , atrial fibrillation , engineering , aerodynamics , aerospace engineering
Congential atrial flutter is a condition that rarely requires chronic pharmacological therapy. An unusual case of congenital atrial flutter is described which was resistant to medical therapy, yet responded well to antitachycardia pacing. While most experience with antitachycardia pacing in pediatrics has been with the postoperative congenital heart patient, patients such as the one described with unscarred atria may prove to be the most suitable pediatric candidates for this pacing modality.