Haemodynamic bradycardia in tachycardiomyopathy
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A 44-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of progressive dyspnoea (NYHA class III). The electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm with continuous short runs of atrial tachycardia resulting in a heart rate of 200 beats/min (Fig. 1a). An echocardiogram demonstrated left ventricular dilatation and a reduced ejection fraction of 15–25%. During runs of atrial tachycardia, the mitral valve failed to open due to high end-diastolic pressures, resulting in impaired filling of the left ventricle (Fig. 1b). As a consequence there was a virtual absence of blood flow through the aortic valve during tachycardic runs (Fig. 1c). Effective cardiac output was only seen during sinus beats, which came at a rate of 25–30 beats per minute. The patient was diagnosed with tachycardiomyopathy due to incessant atrial tachycardia. Cryoablation of the atrial focus eliminated the tachycardia. Three months later, tachycardias were still absent and the patient’s left ventricular systolic function and clinical condition had markedly improved. Tachycardiomyopathy is an abnormality of systolic and/or diastolic function of the heart, resulting in atrial and ventricular dilatation and ultimately development of heart failure symp-
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