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Radiofrequency catheter ablation for dyssynchrony-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in an infant.

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Kwon, EN; Carter, KA; Kanter, RJ
Published in: Congenit Heart Dis
2014

The relationship between accessory pathway-mediated ventricular preexcitation and left ventricular dyssynchrony-induced dysfunction has been described in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in the absence of sustained supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Supraventricular tachycardia in infants is usually successfully suppressed with antiarrhythmic medications, but catheter ablation has ultimately been required as definitive treatment in medically resistant cases. Catheter ablation has not been described in young infants for dyssynchrony-related dilated cardiomyopathy in the absence of SVT. We describe a case of an infant with WPW who did not have sustained supraventricular tachycardia, but who developed rapid progression of ventricular dysfunction after birth. Preexcitation could not be medically suppressed but was successfully ablated. This was followed by complete resolution of ventricular dysfunction within 2 months.

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Published In

Congenit Heart Dis

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EISSN

1747-0803

Publication Date

2014

Volume

9

Issue

6

Start / End Page

E179 / E184

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
  • Ventricular Function, Left
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Recovery of Function
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
 

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Kwon, E. N., Carter, K. A., & Kanter, R. J. (2014). Radiofrequency catheter ablation for dyssynchrony-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in an infant. Congenit Heart Dis, 9(6), E179–E184. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12124
Kwon, Elena N., Kerri A. Carter, and Ronald J. Kanter. “Radiofrequency catheter ablation for dyssynchrony-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in an infant.Congenit Heart Dis 9, no. 6 (2014): E179–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12124.
Kwon EN, Carter KA, Kanter RJ. Radiofrequency catheter ablation for dyssynchrony-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in an infant. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014;9(6):E179–84.
Kwon, Elena N., et al. “Radiofrequency catheter ablation for dyssynchrony-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in an infant.Congenit Heart Dis, vol. 9, no. 6, 2014, pp. E179–84. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/chd.12124.
Kwon EN, Carter KA, Kanter RJ. Radiofrequency catheter ablation for dyssynchrony-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in an infant. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014;9(6):E179–E184.
Journal cover image

Published In

Congenit Heart Dis

DOI

EISSN

1747-0803

Publication Date

2014

Volume

9

Issue

6

Start / End Page

E179 / E184

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
  • Ventricular Function, Left
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Recovery of Function
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Female