Transcatheter Ablation via a Sternotomy Approach as a Hybrid Procedure in a Univentricular Heart

Paul Khairy, A Fournier, Pierre Ruest, Suzanne Vobecky

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology · 2008 · 43 citations · 4 references

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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.

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