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European Heart Journal 1994 15(8):1147-1149;
Copyright © 1994 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1994 The European Society of Cardiology

Laser catheter ablation of atrial flutter and of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in a single session

H. P. WEBER and A. HEINZE

Laser Unit, 1. Medical Department, Harlaching Hospital, Munich, Teaching Hospital of the University of Munich Munich, Germany

Received 7 January 1994; revised 24 March 1994; .

Correspondence. Helmut P. Weber, MD, Kramerstrasse 13, D-82061 Neuried, Germany.

Abstract

This report describes an adolescent with refractory atrial flutter (AF) and atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia who was cured by Nd: YAG, 1064 nm, laser application. Two impacts of 30 s each (power 30 W and irradiated spot diameter 2.0–2.5 mm), applied via a novel laser catheter system, abolished both AF and AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. The procedure was without complications or recurrent arrhythmias.

Key Words: Atrial flutter • atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia • catheter ablation • laser coagulation of atrial myocardium • supraventricular tachycardia


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