Iatrogenic atrioventricular bypass tract following a Fontan operation for tricuspid atresia

Heart. 1997 Mar;77(3):283-5. doi: 10.1136/hrt.77.3.283.

Abstract

A 16 year old female with tricuspid atresia had undergone a Fontan operation at four years of age. Two years later she first presented with a narrow complex tachycardia which could only be partially controlled on flecainide in high doses. On electrophysiological study, the tachycardia was found to be due to atrioventricular re-entry within the surgical right atrial to right ventricular outflow tract anastomosis. Radiofrequency ablation at this site abolished the arrhythmia and she is now symptom-free on no medication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Flecainide / therapeutic use
  • Fontan Procedure / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / drug therapy
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / etiology*
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / surgery
  • Tricuspid Atresia / surgery*

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Flecainide