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Ablation of a left-sided free-wall accessory pathway by percutaneous catheter application of radiofrequency current in a patient with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2477824     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A case is presented of a 20-year-old woman with a history of three episodes of syncope within the last 4 years, which was caused by a rapid ventricular response to atrial fibrillation via a left-sided posterior accessory pathway. A variety of antiarrhythmic agents had failed to control the arrhythmia. Using a novel dual catheter approach, with one catheter in the coronary sinus and an adjacent catheter in the left ventricle close to the mitral annulus, accessory pathway conduction was successfully interrupted by two radio-frequency current applications between the tip electrodes of the two catheters. During follow-up, 12-lead electrocardiograms have been normal and the patient has been asymptomatic.
Authors:
K H Kuck; K P Kunze; M Schlüter; M Geiger; W M Jackman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE     Volume:  12     ISSN:  0147-8389     ISO Abbreviation:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Publication Date:  1989 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-11-03     Completed Date:  1989-11-03     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803944     Medline TA:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1681-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Electrocardiography
Electrocoagulation*
Female
Humans
Syncope / etiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / complications,  surgery*

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