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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Radiofrequency catheter ablation of an accessory pathway during preexcited atrial fibrillation
Sedat Kose1, Atila Iyisoy, Hurkan Kursaklioglu
1Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract:
Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways can not routinely be performed during preexcited atrial fibrillation. However, atrial fibrillation occurs frequently in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome during an electrophysiologic study, causing difficulty for both the patient and the operator. In this case report we present two cases with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome treated by catheter ablation during preexcited atrial fibrillation. The localizations of accessory pathways were left lateral in one case, and right posteroseptal in the other.
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