Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Reshaping Prognosis: Atrial fibrillation ablation in a case of severe tachycardiomyopathy in a young patient Cover

Reshaping Prognosis: Atrial fibrillation ablation in a case of severe tachycardiomyopathy in a young patient

Open Access
|Mar 2024

Abstract

Tachycardiomyopathy, characterized by ventricular systolic dysfunction resulting from persistent tachycardia, poses a significant challenge in cardiovascular disease management. This article presents the case of a 31-year-old male patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and recurrent persistent atrial fibrillation, admitted due to heart failure decompensation. Ischemic and inflammatory etiologies for heart failure were ruled out in prior assessments. Despite multiple antiarrhythmic drugs and attempted electrical cardioversion, sinus rhythm was not maintained. Echocardiography confirmed a decline in the already reduced ejection fraction. Atrial fibrillation cryoablation was performed, and procedural specifics are detailed. Subsequent follow-up visits revealed a noteworthy improvement in exercise tolerance and ventricular function. This case underscores the importance of considering tachycardiomyopathy in the differential diagnosis of new-onset or worsening heart failure and highlights the potential for symptom resolution and ventricular function recovery with atrial fibrillation ablation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2024-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6382 | Journal ISSN: 1220-658X
Language: English
Page range: 45 - 49
Published on: Mar 29, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Diana-Cristina Matei, Zamfira-Claudia Nistor, Alexandru Paul Burcin, Nic Claudiu Dragotoiu, Leonard Alexandru Mandeş, Elena Laura Antohi, Sergiu-Nicolae Sipos, published by Romanian Society of Cardiology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.