title: Successful catheter ablation of a left anterior accessory pathway from the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve.
abstract: Left anterior accessory pathways are considered to be rare findings. Catheter ablation of accessory pathways in this location remains a challenging target, and few reports about successful ablation of these accessory pathways are available. We describe our experience regarding a case of a manifest left anterior accessory pathway ablation using radiofrequency energy at the junction of the left coronary cusp with the non-coronary cusp.
authors.affiliation: 1Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica,Hospital de Santa Marta - CHLC,EPE,Lisboa,Portugal.
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laranjo
authors.affiliation: 2Serviço de Cardiologia,Hospital de Santa Marta - CHLC,EPE,Lisboa,Portugal.
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: 1Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica,Hospital de Santa Marta - CHLC,EPE,Lisboa,Portugal.
authors.forename: Conceição
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trigo
mesh_terms: D058606:Accessory Atrioventricular Bundle / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Accessory pathway; aortic root; catheter ablation; mapping system; non-coronary cusp