Radiofrequency catheter ablation of an incessant supraventricular tachycardia in a premature neonate

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2002 May;25(5):866-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.t01-1-00866.x.

Abstract

A 32-week, premature neonate with incessant supraventricular tachycardia and hemodynamic compromise who failed to respond to antenatal and postnatal antiarrhythmic therapy underwent successful radiofrequency catheter ablation (RCA) of a concealed left free-wall accessory pathway when the infant was 4-days-old and weighed only 1,840 grams. At follow-up performed 60 days after the procedure, the infant remained free of any drug, in sinus rhythm, and in normal hemodynamic condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / physiopathology
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / surgery*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular / complications
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular / surgery*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction / complications
  • Ventricular Dysfunction / surgery
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology