title: Successful ablation of atrioventricular accessory pathway after cardiac transplantation.
abstract: Liberalization of stringent guidelines regarding donor selection is acceptable in the case of critical recipient condition. Few cardiac allografts with preexisting accessory atrioventricular pathways have been implanted. We describe the successful radiofrequency modification of the atrioventricular node and ablation of an accessory pathway after cardiac transplantation. Although the previously healthy donor had no history of arrhythmia, the recipient's postoperative course was characterized by multiple bouts of reentry tachycardia. The highly successful catheter-based ablation techniques available to cure this condition favor the use of donor hearts with a preexisting accessory pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belguim. Viviane.Conraads@uza.be
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Conraads
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vorlat
authors.forename: Hielko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miljoen
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Paep
authors.forename: Inez
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodrigus
authors.forename: Christiaan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vrints
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*