Dual tachycardias associating double-exit left aortic sinus cusp tachycardia with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: evidence of a link between both arrhythmias by means of the autonomic nervous system

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2007 Dec;18(12):1334-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00888.x. Epub 2007 Jul 26.

Abstract

Introduction: Dual tachycardias associating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) with double-exit left aortic sinus cusp tachycardia (LASCT) are described for the first time in a patient referred for AF ablation.

Case: Both tachycardias were successfully ablated under Carto-Merge guidance. Noteworthy, vagal denervation during AF ablation was responsible for an immediate decrease in LASCT occurrence and inducibility.

Conclusion: This case highlights the critical role that the autonomic nervous system plays within the cardiac arrhythmia framework.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology*
  • Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sinus of Valsalva / innervation
  • Sinus of Valsalva / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / physiopathology*