An Incessant Tachycardia: What Is the Mechanism?

J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2021 Apr 15;12(4):4477-4481. doi: 10.19102/icrm.2021.120407. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Abstract

A 39-year-old man presented with lifelong palpitations, a mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and incessant tachycardia. Electrocardiography revealed a regular, one-to-one supraventricular tachycardia with superiorly directed P-waves and a long R-P interval. The differential diagnosis of the tachycardia, response to invasive electrophysiologic maneuvers, and treatment with catheter ablation are discussed.

Keywords: Activation mapping; orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia; permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia; radiofrequency ablation.

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