Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reciprocating tachycardia using intracardiac echocardiography in pregnancy

Maria Grazia Bongiorni; Andrea Di Cori; Ezio Soldati; Giulio Zucchelli; Luca Segreti; Gianluca Solarino; Raffaele De Lucia; Mario Marzilli

doi:10.1093/europace/eun120

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reciprocating tachycardia using intracardiac echocardiography in pregnancy

Europace. 2008 Aug;10(8):1018-21. doi: 10.1093/europace/eun120. Epub 2008 May 6.

Authors

Maria Grazia Bongiorni¹, Andrea Di Cori, Ezio Soldati, Giulio Zucchelli, Luca Segreti, Gianluca Solarino, Raffaele De Lucia, Mario Marzilli

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac and Thoracic Department, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.

PMID: 18460548
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun120

Abstract

We describe a case report of a 32-year-old woman during the 10th week of pregnancy with symptomatic and recurrent atrioventricular nodal reciprocating tachycardia successfully treated by conventional radiofrequency ablation, under intracardiac echocardiography surveillance.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Echocardiography / methods
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnostic imaging*
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / surgery*
Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / diagnostic imaging*
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / surgery*
Treatment Outcome