title: Catheter ablation of multiple, surgically created, atrioventricular connections following Fontan-Björk procedure.
abstract: An increased incidence of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome with tricuspid atresia has been reported. Although atrioventricular accessory pathways may develop across suture lines after the Fontan-Björk procedure, the presence of multiple acquired accessory pathways has only been described rarely. We report on a case of a female with tricuspid atresia who underwent the Fontan operation at 5 years of age. One year later, she developed a WPW pattern. Narrow complex tachycardias started at the age of 18. An electrophysiological study revealed the presence of three accessory pathway connections at the surgical anastomosis level. All of them were successfully ablated and there were no recurrences.
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain. rpeinado@secardiologia.es
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peinado
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gnoatto
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology