title: Radiofrequency ablation of a posteroseptal accessory pathway via the middle cardiac vein in a six-year-old child.
abstract: Although radiofrequency ablation is highly successful in patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, certain pathways remain refractory to ablation. In particular, subepicardial pathways often fail ablation via an endocardial approach. In adult patients, left-sided subepicardial pathways have been treated successfully using energy delivery within the coronary sinus. To document the safety and efficacy of this approach in children, we present the case of a 6-year-old boy who underwent radiofrequency ablation of a posteroseptal pathway via energy delivery within the middle cardiac vein. Follow-up study showed no evidence of recurrence or gross coronary vascular injury.
authors.affiliation: South Carolina Children's Heart Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gillette
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014680:Veins; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*