Anterior ST Elevation Post-WPW Ablation: A Case of Long-Term Electrotonic Modulation

Xue Zhou1, Xiaojun Ji1, Shanjiang Chen1

  • 1Department of Cardiology, PanVascular Disease Management Center, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, China.

Summary

Radiofrequency catheter ablation successfully treated Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW). Post-ablation anterior ST-segment elevation in WPW patients, potentially prolonged by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), may occur.

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