Successful cryoablation of junctional tachycardia in an elderly patient: A case report

Abstract

Junctional tachycardias(JT) are rare supraventricular tachyarrhythmias observed mainly in infants and children. JT is rare in adult patients, and it is associated with poor outcomes. In general, these supraventricular tachycardias respond insufficiently to pharmacological treatment. In this report, we present the case of a 72-year-old patient with incessant tachyarrhythmia in whom cryoablation of the para-Hisian ectopic focus was successfully performed.

Keywords

• Cryoablation,Junctional Tachycardia

Yaşlı bir hastada junctional taşikardide başarılı kriyoablasyon: Olgu sunumu

Abstract

Junctional taşikardiler (JT), çoğunlukla bebeklerde ve çocuklarda görülen nadir görülen supraventriküler taşiaritmidir. JT erişkin hastalarda nadirdir ve kötü sonuçlarla ilişkilidir. Genel olarak, bu supraventriküler taşikardiler farmakolojik tedaviye yetersiz cevap verirler. Bu yazıda, para-hisian ektopik odağının kriyoablasyonunun başarıyla yapıldığı, sürekli taşiaritmili 72 yaşında bir olguyu sunuyoruz.

Keywords

• Kriyoablasyon,Junctional Taşikardi

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