Transient complete atrioventricular block during transcatheter ablation of a left inferoparaseptal anomalous pathway in a patient with a history of previous surgical repair of ventricular septal defect

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2001 Oct;24(10):1569-71. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01569.x.

Abstract

This case describes a young woman with a manifest left inferoparaseptal accessory pathway and previous history of surgical repair of a defect of the ventricular inlet septum in whom a transient complete AV block occurred during radiofrequency ablation performed from the coronary sinus. The presence of a preexisting surgery related AV block unmasked by anomalous pathway ablation is the more reliable explanation for this case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Heart Block / etiology*
  • Heart Conduction System / abnormalities*
  • Heart Conduction System / surgery*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
  • Humans