A case of inappropriate sinus tachycardia after atrio-ventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia cryoablation successfully treated by ivabradine

Europace. 2010 Jul;12(7):1029-31. doi: 10.1093/europace/euq054. Epub 2010 Mar 10.

Abstract

We illustrate a case of persistent inappropriate sinus tachycardia after slow pathway atrio-ventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia cryoablation, and inadvertent fast pathway lesion with residual first-degree AV block in a 72-year-old man with a small Koch's triangle. At the end of the cryoprocedure, the patient presented with sinus tachycardia 100 b.p.m., while PR was 300 ms. An accelerated sinus rhythm and a PR prolongation persisted over time. The patient was successfully treated with ivabradine with no effect on atrioventricular node conduction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Benzazepines / administration & dosage*
  • Cryosurgery / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Ivabradine
  • Male
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / complications*
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / surgery*
  • Tachycardia, Sinus / diagnosis
  • Tachycardia, Sinus / etiology*
  • Tachycardia, Sinus / prevention & control*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Benzazepines
  • Ivabradine