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Familial Occurrence of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia in a Mother and Her Son

  • June, Namgung (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kwak, Jae-Jin (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Choe, Hyunmin (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kwon, Sung Uk (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Doh, Joon Hyung (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Sung Yun (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Won Ro (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital)
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), caused by a reentry circuit involving fast and slow atrioventricular nodal pathways, is one of the most common types of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias. While familial Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome has been well recognized, familial AVNRT has been rarely reported. We report a familial occurrence of AVNRT in a mother and her son, who were symptomatic and successfully treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation of slow pathway.

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