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Successful catheter ablation of a left anterior accessory pathway from the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2014

Sérgio Laranjo*
Affiliation:
Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital de Santa Marta – CHLC, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
Mário Oliveira
Affiliation:
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta – CHLC, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
Conceição Trigo
Affiliation:
Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital de Santa Marta – CHLC, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
*
Correspondence to: S. Laranjo, MD, Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital de Santa Marta, CHLC, Rua de Santa Marta, 1169-024 Lisboa, Portugal. Tel: +351 213 594 332; Fax: +351 217 99435; E-mail: sergiolaranjo@gmail.com

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.

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Brief Reports
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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