A case of surgically corrected Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Clinical and histological data.
A case of type B Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, with intractable atrial fibrillation, underwent surgical division of a right-sided accessory atrioventricular bundle of Kent. Pre-excitation and complicating tachyarrhythmias were henceforth abolished for 6 weeks, when the patient died of infective endocarditis. Histological examination showed a divided Kent's accessory atrioventricular pathway and apparently functionless James and Mahaim fibres.
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*