title: Catheter ablation of the accessory pathways of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and its variants.
abstract: The basis of arrhythmias in the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome and its variants is the presence of accessory atrioventricular connections. Those variants include the concealed form of the WPW syndrome, the permanent form of junctional reciprocating tachycardia, and Mahaim preexcitation. In all forms of symptomatic WPW syndrome, catheter ablation of the accessory atrioventricular connections using radiofrequency current has become the treatment of choice. This review traces the development of this therapy, outlines the basics of the technique, summarizes the results reported in the largest series, indicate remaining areas of controversy, and discusses the indications and limitations of radiofrequency ablation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Plumb
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011226:Pre-Excitation Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*