Incessant focal atrial tachycardia as a cause of cardiomyopathy. About a case

Focal atrial tachycardia is a rare type of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia, generally present in young people, and is a rare cause of tachycardiomyopathy (10%). We present a clinical case of tachycardiomyopathy in a 30-year-old man, without comorbidities, who was diagnosed with incessant focal atri...

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Autores: Muñoz Moreno, Juan Manuel, Lobato Jeri, Carlos, Soto Becerra, Richard, Parada Porras, Luis, Alarco León, Walter
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Recursos:Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular
Repositorio:Archivos peruanos de cardiología y cirugía cardiovascular
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:apcyccv.org.pe:article/135
Acesso em linha:https://apcyccv.org.pe/index.php/apccc/article/view/135
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Taquicardia supraventricular
Cardiomiopatía
Ablación por cateter
Tachycardia supraventricular
Cardiomyopathy
Catheter ablation
Descrição
Resumo:Focal atrial tachycardia is a rare type of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia, generally present in young people, and is a rare cause of tachycardiomyopathy (10%). We present a clinical case of tachycardiomyopathy in a 30-year-old man, without comorbidities, who was diagnosed with incessant focal atrial tachycardia, refractory to medical therapy, and electrical cardioversion. Succesful endocardial ablation was performed,  and in outpatient follow-up at 6 months, he showed a recovery of the left ventricular ejection fraction and reduction of the left chambers to normal ranges, with progressive decrease of dyspnea.