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Radiofrequency Ablation of an Accessory Pathway in a Surgically Created Atrioventricular Fontan Anastomosis: Case Report and Review of Previous Published Cases
Author(s) -
LIBERMAN LEONARDO,
PASS ROBERT H.,
ALFAYYADH MAJID I.,
HORDOF ALLAN J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00865.x
Subject(s) - medicine , orthodromic , cardiology , accessory pathway , fontan procedure , tricuspid atresia , ablation , supraventricular tachycardia , anastomosis , catheter ablation , tachycardia , intracardiac injection , surgery , heart disease , electrophysiology
Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias following the Fontan procedure can be life‐threatening. Though most are commonly due to intraatrial reentry, orthodromic reentrant tachycardia may also be present. Atrioventricular accessory pathways may develop across suture lines following right atrial to right ventricular anastomosis in patients with tricuspid atresia. We report a case of a patient who underwent this type of Fontan who developed orthodromic reentrant tachycardia and heart failure. An electrophysiological study revealed the presence of an atrioventricular accessory pathway traversing the Fontan anastomosis suture line. Successful radiofrequency ablation of the accessory pathway led to control of the tachyarrhythmia and improvement of heart failure.