title: Three sisters, one pathway.
abstract: We present the first reported case of an entire family, 3 sisters, all presenting with symptomatic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia during a 15-year period, all were found at electrophysiological study to have identically located left lateral accessory pathway, all successfully treated with radiofrequency ablation. This rare familial clustering suggests a genetic contribution to pathway formation.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Royal Jubilee Hospital, and Island Medical Program, University of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: Logan D
authors: LD
authors: Bittinger
authors: Anthony S
authors: AS
authors: Tang
authors: Richard A
authors: RA
authors: Leather
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D035781:Siblings; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery