title: Successful radiofrequency current catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathway after tricuspid replacement in Ebstein's anomaly.
abstract: A 15-year-old female with Ebstein's anomaly was referred to hospital for radiofrequency (RF) current catheter ablation of her refractory paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) after tricuspid valve replacement. A surface ECG showed ventricular preexcitation of type B Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. In a baseline electrophysiological study, two types of PSVT with left and right bundle branch block (LBBB and RBBB) configurations were induced. The LBBB type was antidromic and the RBBB type was orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT) with a right posterolateral accessory pathway. RF current was successfully delivered at the posterolateral site above the prosthetic valve (V-delta interval = -30 msec). The patient has been free from arrhythmias during a follow-up period of 9 months. RF current ablation seems to be useful for AVRT patients with corrected Ebstein's anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Washizuka
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Obayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasayama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology