title: Accessory pathway associated with an anomalous coronary vein in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
abstract: We report a case of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome coexistent with atresia of the coronary sinus (CS) ostium and persistence of the left superior vena cava. The accessory pathway was located at the blind end of the CS, which was bumped with mechanical loss of preexcitation during mapping by a catheter from within the CS. The accessory pathway was successfully ablated with radiofrequency energy applied to this site from the right atrium. This unique combination of anatomically matched anomalies may be important in suggesting a potential embryologic link between the accessory pathway and the coronary vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. seiji@med.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ieda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery