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AV Nodal Ablation‐Induced Gerbode Defect (LV–RA Shunt)
Author(s) -
SHARMA AJAY K.,
CHANDER RAVI,
SINGH JAGMEET P.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02111.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , shunt (medical) , ablation , catheter ablation , endocarditis , cardiomyopathy , refractory (planetary science) , tricuspid valve , atrial fibrillation , heart failure , physics , astrobiology
Ventriculoatrial Shunt After Nodal Ablation. A Gerbode defect that comprises a left ventricular to right atrial shunt is usually a congenital cardiac condition. Rarely, acquired Gerbode defects secondary to aortic or tricuspid valve endocarditis have been reported. We present a case of a Gerbode defect caused by catheter ablation of the AV node in a patient with a severely dilated cardiomyopathy and refractory atrial fibrillation. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. pp. 1‐2)