학술논문
Reversibility of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy after cure of incessant supraventricular tachycardia
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Article
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology; September 1990, Vol. 16 Issue: 3 p739-744, 6p
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07351097; 15583597
Abstract
Seven of 17 patients with incessant supraventricular tachycardia caused by an accessory pathway with a long retrograde conduction time were seen with symptoms or echocardiographic signs of a tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. Three patients were in New York Heart Association functional class II with dyspnea and four were in class III. Eight patients (six with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy) underwent surgery because of failure of medical treatment (including one patient in functional class I) and one underwent direct current catheter ablation of the atrioventricular (AV) node.