RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial trigeminy in a young patient
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 301
OP 302
DO 10.1136/hrt.80.3.301
VO 80
IS 3
A1 I J Dobran
A1 V Niebch
A1 E G Vester
YR 1998
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/80/3/301.abstract
AB A case is reported of a 35 year old man with atrial parasystolic trigeminy. The patient presented with a 10 year history of sustained supraventricular extrasystole causing symptoms leading to several hospitalisations and continuous unemployment. He had been treated ineffectively with several drug combinations. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of a right atrial focus completely suppressed the ectopic activity. This is the first report to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial ectopic trigeminy.