Catheter ablation of orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- 16 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Vol. 31 (8), 2043-2048
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14619
Abstract
Introduction Experience with catheter ablation of orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (ORT) and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) in young children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is limited. We report the feasibility, safety, and outcomes of catheter ablation of ORT and AVNRT in children with HLHS. Methods and Results This was a retrospective review of patients with HLHS who underwent catheter ablation for reentrant supraventricular tachycardias (excluding atrial tachycardias) between 2005 and 2017 at a single center. Descriptive data including demographics, clinical history, procedural data, and outcomes were recorded. Ten children with HLHS underwent eleven catheter ablation procedures. Median age and weight at ablation were 2.7 years (range: 0.1–10.5) and 11.4 kg (range: 3.6–30.4), respectively. Tachycardia mechanism was AVNRT in four, ORT in five (two with preexcitation), and both in one. Acute procedural success was 100% and there was no spontaneous recurrence of tachycardia orpreexcitationin median 92 months (range: 21–175 months) follow‐up. Five patients underwent subsequent EP studies at catheterization (intracardiac) or after surgery (via epicardial wires): three were noninducible, one after AVNRT ablation had inducible atrial tachycardia, and one after initial ORT ablation had inducible ORT at fenestration closure and underwent successful repeat ablation. Thus, long‐term freedom from clinical tachycardia was 100% and from inducible AVNRT or ORT was 80%. Conclusion Transcatheter ablation for ORT and AVNRT in children with HLHS can be performed with excellent acute and long‐term success without major complications.Keywords
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