Surgically created Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome after Fontan operation

Ann Thorac Surg. 1992 Nov;54(5):974-7. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90663-o.

Abstract

The Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is caused by a congenital accessory connection between the atrium and ventricle. We describe a case of symptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome that arose after a Björk modification of the Fontan operation. Invasive electrophysiologic and intraoperative mapping indicated that the surgically created atrioventricular connection was functioning as an accessory pathway. Surgical dissection and cryoablation abolished the symptoms and the preexcitation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / surgery
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Palliative Care
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Tricuspid Valve / abnormalities
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / etiology*
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / surgery