Abstract
A 25-year-old woman with drug-refractory permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia (PJRT) and a previous failed ablation, was referred to our institution. Electrophysiological study confirmed the diagnosis of orthodromic atrioventricular reentry tachycardia using a slowly conducting accessory pathway. This accessory pathway was successfully ablated by conventional radiofrequency at the left anteroseptal region using a transseptal approach. Catheter ablation of this accessory pathway (Coumel type) at the mitral annulus-aorta junction offers insights on a rare anatomical location of PJRT.
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Ali, H., Vitali-Serdoz, L., Ferrero, P. et al. An unusual case of permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia: Successful ablation at the mitral annulus-aorta junction. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 23, 213–217 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-008-9299-x
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