title: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction by a supravalvular noncoronary aortic cusp approach.
abstract: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction is usually achieved from either the right or left atrioventricular junction. We describe a new approach in which the atrioventricular junction was successfully ablated from the supravalvular region of the noncoronary cusp of the aortic valve in an unusual patient in whom conventional approaches were unsuccessful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuello
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Wagshal
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mittleman
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Bonavita
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000601:surgery*; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged