title: Low energy catheter ablation of a posteroseptal accessory pathway associated with a diverticulum of the coronary sinus.
abstract: A 23-year-old man was resuscitated from ventricular fibrillation and subsequently shown to have the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Electrophysiological study demonstrated a posteroseptal accessory pathway, and coronary sinus angiography demonstrated that this was associated with a diverticulum of the coronary sinus. Catheter ablation was performed using a new low energy system. Five shocks were delivered within the coronary sinus diverticulum, with a cumulative energy of 39 joules (J). Accessory pathway conduction was blocked successfully, and there were no complications.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ahsan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery