Selective catheter ablation of the slow atrioventricular nodal pathway for atrial fibrillation

S Afr Med J. 1997 Jun:87 Suppl 3:C147-8.

Abstract

The slow AV nodal pathway was ablated selectively in a 62-year-old man with uncontrolled rapid atrial fibrillation. This resulted in a much slower ventricular response without the need for permanent pacing. The pathophysiology is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Atrioventricular Node / surgery*
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Flecainide / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ventricular Function / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Flecainide