Uncovering a unique path: Antidromic AVRT utilizing a left anteroseptal Mahaim-like accessory pathway.
Amneet SandhuWendy S TzouRyan T BorneMatthew M ZipseDuy T NguyenWilliam H SauerPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2020)
A 40-year-old man presented to our emergency department 2 hours after onset of shortness of breath, palpitations, and presyncope secondary to an adenosine-responsive wide complex tachycardia. Electrophysiology study was diagnostic for antidromic atrioventricular (AV) reentrant tachycardia utilizing a muscular connection from the anterior interventricular vein to the left ventricle with Mahaim-like properties, successfully treated with ablation in the distal coronary sinus (CS) system. This case highlights accessory pathways (a) with unique features (i.e., Mahaim-like characteristics) and (b) involving musculature from the distal CS system, thereby limiting the value of endocardial ablation for durable treatment. Importantly, the coronary venous system is an accessible vascular network for evaluation and catheter ablation of such arrhythmias.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- emergency department
- left atrial
- coronary artery
- left atrial appendage
- coronary artery disease
- minimally invasive
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- congenital heart disease
- aortic stenosis
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- cancer therapy
- heart failure
- resistance training
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- replacement therapy
- ejection fraction
- adverse drug
- electronic health record