WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME IN A CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT

Authors
BLANCHE C HWANG C VALENZA M KASS RM CZER LSC MANDEL WJ TRENTO A
Citation
C. Blanche et al., WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME IN A CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 59(3), 1995, pp. 744-746
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
59
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
744 - 746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)59:3<744:WSIACA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A 61-year-old man underwent orthotopic heart transplantation for end-s tage ischemic cardiomyopathy. The donor presented with Wolff-Parkinson -White syndrome and the allograft was successfully transplanted. The a ccessory pathway was interrupted postoperatively by radiofrequency cur rent catheter ablation, and the patient is clinically well and free of preexcitation 24 months later.