title: Successful catheter ablation of a right-sided accessory pathway in a child with interruption of the inferior vena cava and azygos continuation.
abstract: Azygos continuation is seen in 0.6% of patients with congenital heart disease. The major significance of this anomaly lies in its association with complex cardiac defects and the technical difficulty that can accompany cardiac catheterization. We report our experience with successful catheter ablation of a right posteroseptal concealed accessory pathway in a 6-year-old boy with infrahepatic interruption of the inferior vena cava and azygos continuation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Basri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amasyali
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Kudret
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aytemir
authors.forename: Hurkan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kursaklioglu
authors.forename: Mustafa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lenk
mesh_terms: D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging