Recipient to donor conduction of atrial tachycardia following orthotopic heart transplantation

Wallace Lai; Andrew Kao; Michael J. Silka; Blair D. Halperin; Merritt Raitt; Ronald Oliver; John H. McAnulty; Jack Kron

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00201.x

Recipient to donor conduction of atrial tachycardia following orthotopic heart transplantation

Wallace Lai, Andrew Kao, Michael J. Silka, Blair D. Halperin, Merritt Raitt, Ronald Oliver, John H. McAnulty, Jack Kron

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Abstract

We report a case of atrial tachycardia in a 60-year-old male 8 years postorthotopic heart transplantation. At electrophysiology study, the clinical rhythm was found to arise from the remnant of the recipient atrium and was successfully terminated by delivery of radiofrequency energy. Surgical scars formed at the anastomosis of the recipient and donor atrium during the time of orthotopic heart transplantation are thought to electrically isolate the two areas. Although rarely recognized, dysrhythmias originating from the recipient atrial remnant may occur more often than previously thought.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1331-1335
Number of pages	5
Journal	PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00201.x
State	Published - 1998

Keywords

Arrhythmias
Atrial tachycardia
Electrophysiology study
Orthotopic heart transplantation
Radiofrequenct ablation

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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