Transient swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia in a patient with genotyped hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jun 8;8(9):1809-1813. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3015. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Most cases of swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia require radiofrequency catheter ablation for a permanent cure; however, the arrhythmia subsided after temporary prescription of verapamil in a patient with genotyped hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Keywords: cardiac beta‐myosin heavy chain gene; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; mutation; swallowing‐induced atrial tachycardia.

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  • Case Reports