Transcatheter ablation via a sternotomy approach as a hybrid procedure in a univentricular heart

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 May;31(5):639-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01058.x.

Abstract

Hybrid procedures that combine surgical and interventional techniques are increasingly utilized in patients with congenital heart disease. We performed a novel hybrid intervention involving transcatheter ablation via a sternotomy approach and atriotomy incision. A recalcitrant accessory pathway was successfully ablated in a patient with hemodynamically unstable supraventricular tachycardia and an extracadiac Fontan for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / abnormalities*
  • Heart Conduction System / surgery*
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Sternum / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome