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Two Hearts Beating as One: Radiofrequency Ablation of the His Bundle in a Heterotopic Heart Transplant Patient
Author(s) -
FENELON GUILHERME,
GOETHALS MARC,
BRUGADA PEDRO
Publication year - 1996
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.1540-8159.1996.tb03343.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , atrial flutter , heart transplantation , atrial fibrillation , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , heart failure , heart disease , surgery
We describe a 54‐year‐old man with heterotopic heart transplantation, who had severe exertional angina and dyspnea related to native heart ischemic disease. Because of drug resistant atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter of the native heart with fast ventricular response (130 beats/ min), right‐sided radiofrequency ablation of the His bundle was undertaken, followed by permanent pacemaker linkage of donor and native hearts. The procedure was successful and uneventful. Remarkable relief of symptoms was achieved.