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Successful Transcatheter Ablation of Congenital Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia in a Ten‐Month‐Old Infant Using Radiofrequency Energy
Author(s) -
HARE GEORGE F.,
VELVIS HARM,
LANGBERG JONATHAN J.
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.tb02099.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiofrequency ablation , tachycardia , ablation , cardiology , atrial tachycardia , catheter ablation , electrophysiology study
Congenital functional tachycardia is a difficult‐to‐control rhythm in children which has a high mortality rate with current management. A 10‐month‐old child followed since birth with the diagnosis of congenital functional ectopic tachycardia is reported. He failed treatment with multiple antiarrhythmic agents, and underwent an electrophysiology study. The Junctional focus was successfully ablated using transcatheter radiofrequency energy. This technique may be safer than high voltage DC shock ablation, particularly in small children.