Arrhythmias in heart transplant recipients

Europace. 2012 Mar;14(3):452-3. doi: 10.1093/europace/eup169. Epub 2009 Jul 1.

Abstract

The suture between the recipient and donor atrium in a heart transplant patient usually gives complete electric isolation. In this case report, we describe two transplant patients with an atrial tachycardia in the recipient atrium. In the first patient there was no conduction to the donor atrium, whereas the second patient had a breakthrough with 2-to-1 conduction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
  • Heart Rate / physiology
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Transplantation / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sutures
  • Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / etiology
  • Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / physiopathology*
  • Treatment Outcome