ArticleHeart rhythm O22021
Catheter ablation via the left atrium for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: A narrative review.
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- Speech-Triggered Neurogenic Cough Following Slow Pathway Ablation for Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia.Cureus · 2026Article
- How to approach atypical atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia induced by double atrial response involving an inferolateral left atrial slow pathway.HeartRhythm case reports · 2026Article
- First-in-Human Application of Very High-Power Short-Duration RF Ablation for Refractory AVNRT: A Case Report.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- [Long-term results of catheter ablation for AV nodal reentry tachycardias and accessory pathways].Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2023Review
- Right-sided substrate eliminated by transmural ablation from the left atrial septum in a patient with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia.HeartRhythm case reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSince 1996, it has been recognized that catheter ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) may require an approach through the left atrium.
objectiveThe purposes are to present a case report and to provide a comprehensive narrative review on this topic.
methodsA literature review of all articles that provided detailed information on patients who underwent catheter ablation via the left atrium for AVNRT was performed. The primary search queried PubMed using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms "atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia" and "left." The secondary search was performed by manual review of reference lists and Google Scholar citations of manuscripts retrieved by the primary search. The review was limited to the English language.
resultsThe searches yielded 30 articles that described 79 patients. A case report was added. Therefore, the final review consisted of 80 patients. The prevalence of left atrial ablation for patients with AVNRT undergoing catheter ablation at tertiary care centers was approximately 1%. Failed right atrial ablation, with or without coronary sinus ablation, was the most common indication for left atrial ablation. Pooled data from 3 cohort studies estimated the acute success rate for radiofrequency ablation of the slow pathway at the septal or inferoparaseptal segments of the mitral valve annulus after failed right-sided ablation to be 90%. There were no reports of atrioventricular block requiring permanent pacemaker implantation.
conclusionCatheter ablation of the slow pathway via the left atrium is an important technique for AVNRT cases that are refractory to conventional ablation.
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