Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5596995 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative tachycardia is uncommon before an initial Fontan procedure. Catheter intervention can risk complications in small patients. A patient with fetal tachycardia and double inlet left ventricle underwent Norwood and bidirectional Glenn procedures. She had persistent tachycardia. A three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping system was modified for the operative procedure; it was used to identify the arrhythmia substrate and cryoablate an atrioventricular nodal tachycardia. Mapping added 20 minutes to the operation. She is arrhythmia-free and off medication after 4 months. This three-dimensional system was successfully adapted for an intraoperative SVT ablation in this small patient, and it may be useful in other settings.
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Authors
James C. MD, Matthew R. MD, Suzanne RN, Andras MD, PhD, Cynthia RN, Raghav MD, Mohammad MD, John J. MD,